There is many a good gardener who wears a tie to work. Neat rows of vegetables, manicured lawns and a smart personal appearance are de-rigor in the best professional gardens.

Contrast this to the old (some may say very old) neckerchief worn by Adam the gardener in the informative 1940’s strip cartoon. His recommendation for the first week in August included sowing hardy annuals of eschholtzia, cornflower, nigella, larkspur, scabious and shirley poppy for transplanting in spring. I guess that is all tied up.

Can you name all the garden implements?

 

Yorkshireman statue at Newby Hall Garden near Ripon. A tie, waistcoat and flat cap, what every well dressed gardener should be wearing.