News from Hogarth’s House garden

The garden continues to flourish under the care of a devoted volunteer team. In September June Ford Crush, one of the volunteers, harvested 5 boxes of the hops which had climbed the nut walk frame. The 2 plants did really well this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To June’s delight the Head Brewer at Fullers was prepared to use them – and they have brewed a firkin (9 gallons) of special beer. Tonight (28 November) it will be offered to taste at the St Nicholas Patronal Festival. How splendid!

And, to coincide with the Hogarth themed concert at St Nicholas in September, June made swags for the railing around Hogarth’s memorial grave at St Nicholas using flowers and dried plant material entirely from the garden.