Cristo's June 18th!
The great man himself So, what’s so special about June 18 th ? Well, it kind of goes a little like this. I can never remember from where I heard it, and it certainly wasn’t from the great man himself, but I have often quoted the great Christopher Lloyd who believed that gardens reach their peak on June the 18 th . In fact, myth has it that he actually gardened with this date in mind, spending the first half of the gardening year working up to this horticulturally picture perfect day. As I say, I can’t recall exactly where I heard or read it, but I’m certainly not making it up! I definitely heard it somewhere. To be teased by the teasels! Anyway, whether it be truth or myth, it certainly has Cristo’s stamp of wit and wisdom about it. It sounds like the kind of thing he would say, so I’m sticking with it! Think about it for a moment, around that time, perhaps the weekend closest to that date, go poke your nose into a few gardens and I...