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Sunday 7 August 2016

Happy Harvesting

Freshwinds Garden was very busy today with campers coming and going.
It is great to chat with them and hear how much they have enjoyed staying.
Anne has taken children on a fairy walk and they made their wands in the tiny yurt.
Next time they will find the log seats a little more comfy.
Note that there is a chest of fairy dressing up clothes in there now.
The fairy palace had some extra decorations .....
.......and it is starting to blend into its surroundings.

 
The main job is spreading chippings. We have had a huge pile delivered.
The paths have to be weeded first.
I spent quite a bit of time weeding part of the raised bed before raking the lovely topsoil across.
(courtesy of Andy)
The dahlias are fabulous.



One family went home with a huge bunch, I`d just picked.
The sweetpeas were picked....
 

......cucumbers harvested......


........courgettes, spring onions, sweetcorn, some of which we ate for dinner.
 The gladiolis are as good as last year, still £1 from Aldi.
The morning glory looking stunning today in the polytunnel.
We have blight in there which might mean a lot of work in the autumn with
 the removal of quite a lot of soil.
I think it may have been caused by unusually damp conditions.
This is our biggest sunflower.
At home the blackcurrant wine is on the bubble.
And there are still some to pick. The blackcurrant jam made by Paula, is selling like hot cakes.
More hot weather on its way soon.



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