Charles with Raymond at Le Manoir - No Dig Garden

I was thrilled when Raymond Blanc decided to convert the restaurant gardens to no dig, last November. On No Dig Day in fact https://charlesdowding.co.uk/3rd-november-2022-no-dig-day.

Since then I've been working with them as much as I can, to advise on weed control, and teaching at their garden school.
I do wish this great place could be less expensive, but it's specialness comes from the resources made available by high prices. Raymond is from a peasant family and is aware of this - he told me how pleased he is to see the ordinary cars of many guests.

They employ quite a team of gardeners to achieve what you see. Growing vegetables by hand is time consuming. And brings fantastic results.

00:00 Raymond and I talking about soil
01:29 I explain my involvement with Le Manoir
02:27 Le Manoir gardens becoming no dig
02:53 Work done on their pathways
04:09 I introduce August Bernstein, kitchen gardener and head tutor of Raymond Blanc Gardening School
04:17 August explains how she got into no dig
06:02 And how vegetables are used in the restaurant
08:54 Interview with Raymond
10:11 Pests in Le Manoir gardens
10:19 Raymond explains the his background, and how he learnt about growing vegetables
12:03 Le Manoir changing to no dig
13:05 Raymond explains his future garden plans, and talks about the his gardening school
14:19 And his plans for a ‘bee village’

Filmed 31st May by Edward Dowding https://edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/portfolio in Oxfordshire, UK.

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