We are not yet inundated with students wanting to get their hands dirty, but we did however get a lot done today with the help of Catherine, a first year herbalist student.
We began by planting out some asters that had been dug out last week and were desperately waiting for a new home, we also planted horse-radish and chives in the left hand bed. I then got down to cleaning and digging the large central bed, whilst Catherine spent time planting seeds in the now fully functioning poly-tunnel. A third year student came by with his cousin, just a visit, not a working visit. We did however benefit from their presence, whilst sitting outside drinking a herbal tea together in front of the central plot, ideas were thrown into the air about possible planting and design for this area. Hisham had some stimulating ideas, a god send, as I was running out of fresh themes. The idea of winding path, a bit like a snake going gradually down the plot. The planting would be on the theme of major plants for each part of the human body, starting with the head and going down through all the main body systems. This idea seems a good one to me as it creates a focus for choosing plants and makes a strong link between gardening with medicinal plants and their healing qualities.....very inspiring, well done Hicham!!
At the end of the day, Elohim came into the garden and finished the digging and then got on with sorting out the compost heap......like magic the jobs are gradually getting done.
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