Well it really has been a fabulous week in the garden.. the sun, the rain, the sun, the rain, mid-summer joy with still plenty more excitement to come. So let’s just immerse ourselves in what we have now…
Gooseberries
Crying out to be a crumble. They look so moreish.
Dahlias, sweet peas and Salvias
The most delicious courgettes (seed supplied by Marshalls) roasted or steamed yum yum yum.
Philadelphus – the most delightful flowering shrub in the borders right now. The perfume from the flowers just blows you away and they last and last in a jug. J’adore…
Lilium regale album. I really wasn’t sure they would survive in this heavy clay soil, but 3 years on they are thriving. You could stake every single one to stand upright, but in my mind that is way too many stakes and string. Let them reach out. The perfume is glorious.
The white and yellow sings out with the yellow Corydalis rooting itself in the brickwork behind.
More Lilium regale in the raised beds by the patio. Mixed with a purple Heuchera, sombre Sweet Williams, Alliums of all shapes and sizes and the lime green Cotinus (smoke bush).. I’m happy with this.
Finally, Pauline is let loose with the hedge-trimmer. She makes a fabulous job of the Beech hedge despite it being her first time with the mean machine.
“All for one, and one for all”
