Sunflowers and New Ducks

The garden is suffering but....

thank you to all the campers who walk through 

and tell us it is lovely. 

It makes me feel a lot better and reminds me that I should look at what is doing well.

Many jobs  are on hold but watering the polytunnel is the priority.

The pond needs a top up.

Here it is, though you would not believe it.

The sunflowers are loving the heat but not lasting very long.

The muti-headed ones are well worth their space.

These cornflowers are just hanging on.

They need a lot of dead-heading.

 Things that are looking good.

The sweetpea row has been a disaster.

The hollowed log`s bark has shrunk and split.
We are thinking of bracing it with wire.

 The hot weather has seen an increase in the insect population especially butterflies.
Today they were loving the apple mint flowers.

Bees were loving it too.

And the new ducks were loving their little pool.

Follow the blog to read about duck nappies .... 

yes I did say duck nappies.....

..... coming up.