Languid Summer Days
A cool breeze blows across the River Leach on summer mornings at Thyme in Southrop, Gloucestershire. Before the heat of the day takes hold, starlings call their territory from the trees shading the lane, while the bleating of sheep grazing in the grass of the water meadow carries through the clear air. This is the perfect time to gather produce, and, on bright mornings, owner Caryn Hibbert wanders down here with her spaniel Daphne to pick flowers from the cutting garden. Daphne is no longer quick enough to flush blackbirds from the raspberry canes, but she still likes to inspect the garden.
Meanwhile, head gardener Victoria Bowsher harvests the first potatoes, tender and sweet,
