The garden at the back of Keech
Cottage was rough grass going up over a hill. Much of
it had been mown, but some areas were too steep and
were covered in docks. It was planned to fence this
bit off – cut the docks regularly with a strimmer
and concentrate on the lower slope.
 A
garden with a tarmac pathway was designed leading to
a paved area at the top surrounded by trellis and aromatic
plants. From this, looking down, a small rill ran down
into a pond at the bottom. The lower level was raised
by using a row of poles securely anchored to level the
lower bed.
The local Rotary Club undertook
all the planting.
A second garden was also improved
– the special room garden where a new slate water
feature and new planting were installed.
The garden was opened by Radha Dodhia,
one of the children, and Judy Hawkes, who is in charge
of the gardens at Keech Cottage, on 21st July 2003.
The garden was designed by Madeleine
Davis, and the construction was undertaken by Bell Plantation
of Towcester, Northants. Plants were all donated by
Poplar Nursery & Garden Centre and all the planting
was undertaken by Flitwick Vale Rotary Club.
 Generously
donated materials:
- Hozelock Ltd - Liner and pumps
- Porous Pipe Ltd - Leaky hose
- Poplars Nursery & Garden
Centre - Plants
- Stonemarket - Paving and Stones
- Herts Timber Supplies - Trellis
and Posts
- TDP - Membrane
The money to build this garden came
from donations from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
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