One of the lovely things about moving to our home was the established raised beds for a vegetable garden.We still have a lot to learn to make the most of this asset but we have already had some lovely results.
I planted peas and beans on each side of the trellis to the right of the garden. The peas took off but the beans had to have a second planting to get some results.
The peas have grown sufficiently to give us fresh peas for Christmas dinner - the beans have a way to go yet.
Our brother planted Cliff Kidney potatoes for us and again, there was sufficient for us to be able to dig and get fresh potatoes on Christmas morning.
The result - Beef Wellington, served with crushed new potatoes and fresh peas with carrots. Linda says it is one of the easiest Christmas dinners she has ever had to prepare and it was just lovely.
The white with gold trim Christmas table linen was enhanced by an arrangement by Linda, of red and white petunias, also from our garden.
Christmas would not be complete without dessert and it certainly looked as good as it tasted - pavlova roulade with fresh strawberries soaked in a little cointreau.
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