Secret Gardens of East Anglia by Barbara Segall

Author:Barbara Segall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2017-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Lucy Bartlett has carefully considered each step in creating the garden at Polstead Mill.

The cook’s garden

In 2009 the Bartletts began more extensive work to create the Kitchen Garden and stylish glasshouse. This plot of 0.4 hectares/1 acre is the heart of family life throughout summer, and also an enjoyable social space for entertaining friends. For Lucy, it is the least ‘out-sourceable’ part of the garden and is where she is at her most hands-on: ‘I am the cook and therefore the kitchen gardener.’ She sows and plants according to what is needed and when – large harvests in August and September, less in the quieter month of July. The red brick walls of the Kitchen Garden provide support for pears, apples and figs, while wood-edged raised beds arranged in clusters create an attractive area for food production. At the centre of each group of beds are custom-made metal containers inspired by the old-fashioned oval cake tins used by Lucy’s grandmother. These are perfect for herbs and strawberries. The Kitchen Garden’s bounty is either served up fresh or processed and preserved in various ways in the well-equipped kitchen behind the glasshouse.

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