The Fuggles hops are there as a reminder of the owner's past involvement with hop picking, and roots of these have been given to other gardens along the lane.
It didn't really mean very much to me at that time, but in later years, they were all going off to hop picking and they were gone for quite a long time.
When the family get together now, the subject of hop picking always comes up.
Some of these families travelled by horse-drawn caravans to Kent for the hop picking.
Hop picking in Marden was our annual holiday for many years until machines took over.
In Crookham, hop picking was one of the highlights of the year.
Even if you don't drink beer, hop picking can still be a nice holiday in the sun.
Filmed in 1938, it illustrates the rural scenery and agriculture in Kent at the time, including horse-drawn ploughing, fruit farming, and hop-picking.
Also covered are forest products from stump to shipment, farming of all kinds, quarrying, ice harvesting, building, hop picking, shoemaking, and much more.
For a history of Kentish hops and hop picking, click here