There was an excellent turn out at the recent Volunteer Garden Party on Tuesday July 24. Our beautiful Walled-Garden was the perfect setting for this enjoyable event and the weather played nicely too. There was an eclectic mix of volunteers which led to wonderful opportunities to mingle.
Two informative and key updates were given by Sian Harrington our Chief Executive and Mariana Spater, our Chair. Also, ‘Long Service Awards’ were presented. Huge congratulations to all the recipients!
Delicious food and drinks were abound and in particular the delectable Sungold and Rossela cherry tomatoes- straight from our kitchen garden! Our splendid barrow was also open for the duration. And the display of divine produce was accompanied by the prettiest bouquet of Sweet peas.
Rachel and volunteer Gwen McCann produced a fabulously entertaining Summer Party quiz which contained interesting questions about Fulham Palace, the Walled Garden and its incredible yields. Lots of laughter and friendly debating could be heard as teams did their best. Head Gardener Lucy supplied excellent samples of fragrances, which teams had to guess and the lemongrass stumped even our amazing apprentices! Well done to the winners!
It was a delightful event with lots of laughter and merriment on a gorgeous summer’s eve!
Images and text by Kathleen McCulloch, Volunteer