is tending her plots. So, it would seem that the chance to escape the pressures of the outside world’ should be added to the list of advantages that growing our own vegetables on an allotment can bring. But, perhaps there is yet another healthy living box that we can tick?
Edna and Ray Jones - enjoying the same sense of escape their father enjoyed
Despite the sounds of traffic in the neighbouring road and the occasional drone of aeroplanes overhead, the Weston Allotment tenants of today mention the same sense of escape that Edna and Ray’s father enjoyed. Despite being the busy Chairman of the Allotment Committee, Belinda Hayes never takes her mobile with her when she’s working on her two allotments. While she enjoys the sense of community and the occasional conversation with other gardeners, it is the outside world that she wants to exclude while she
The standard allotment in England and Wales is a 10 ‘pole’ or ‘rod’ plot. This old measurement of ground is the equivalent of about 250 sq metres or 1/16th of an acre. Most plots cover a long and narrow strip of ground, and yet, as a brief stroll around any allotment will show you, every one of them is different. Some plots are organised with military precision, while others have a more naturalistic look. There are plots pecked by hens, plots crammed with exotic flowers and of course, there is every variety of shed imaginable. As long as plots are cultivated and cared for, there is no real sense of right or wrong. If something isn’t quite right this year then it’s easy to try something completely different next year. A bit of time away from the outside world gives people the opportunity to make their plot whatever they want it to be: to create their own little bit of heaven. In today’s frantic world, that can only be a good thing.
Weston Allotments Newtown Road Woolston SO10 9XH
Open for The National Gardens Scheme on Sat 3rd and Sun 4th July (2pm - 5pm)
Admission £3, children free
Patio, border, veg plot or window box – we have plants for them all
On the A35, Offwell near Honiton 01404 831549
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