This weekend 6/7 August at West Dean, West Sussex. Anyone else planning on being there? We're hoping to go on Sunday.
www.westdean.org.uk/site/gardens/
We just got back.
It was heaving! It was bearable about 11am but by lunchtime it was clogged up with pushchairs and people milling (and stopping dead in narrow walkways). Sampling the many many pickles was difficult as folk just shoved in front of you.
The chilli chocolate was worth buying (it was in the courtyard area of the walled garden) and the walled garden itself was fantastic, with lots of veggies and fruits. (Not organic though - there were telltale blue pellets scattered about!).
We left at 1.40pm as we couldn't cope with the crowds any more. Even my hubbie was getting peopled out and that's usually my problem...
I'd post photos but the ones I've got of the crowds have too many close faces to post publicly.
Though this was part of the car park:
so you can see how many folk must have been there assuming at least 2/car.
We bought two plants from a mass-grower, selling them at £3.50 a small pot and £5 a large. Expensive for annuals, but of course one can save seed :)
Also got three packets of seed for next year, and finally found that someone else grows the Purple Venezuelan chillies that I do!
moonbells
