Amongst the Buttercups and Daisies

The growth in the garden after the rain, is phenomenal. I am having to cut back rampant greenery to leave space and light for new plantings.

Today Anne was busy putting a new gate and posts into the mini-orchard. I was planting helichrysum, ipomea and malope. And Steve was adding watering nozzles to the watering system in the polytunnel.

Note the shading is now over the polytunnel and the plants which are avoiding rabbit damage, alongside.

We all got on well with our respective jobs with Buddy, the dog joining in the activities.  

Earlier in the year, I decided that I didn`t want to spend so much time weeding the big path so we have just left it to go wild. I have to say it is amazing.

And who wouldn`t want to sit here amongst the buttercups and daisies. I am loving the long grass too.

 

The little fairy and the gnome are nearly lost amongst the new bracken shoots but somehow looking quite at home,

Other fairies have appeared flitting around the flowerbeds.

I tied the sweetpeas. I am excited about the row which is doing very well. 

We noted rabbit and slug damage .... quite a bit of evidence around, and something bigger has taken the tops off the new cornflowers. No idea what it is but whatever, it has leaned against the wire netting.

Soon we will need to net the cherries. Looking to be a good crop. And the bunting will be going up for the Platinum Jubilee weekend. 

 

 

A truly lovely time of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinosaur Gardens and Rogue Sunflowers

We have had some rain .... hooray. Perfect for planting out. So the last time we went to the garden, we were laden with trays of plants. The most important of these were the tomato plants.

We set to and cleared the last bits and pieces from the middle polytunnel beds and Steve soon had them in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Elsewhere in the polytunnel there is the usual amazing borage flowering its heart out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pot luck dahlias have fantastic self-seeded sunflowers in them.

 

I put in more helichrysum ....

.... and white cosmos.

The wide path which I am reluctant to spend any more time weeding, is doing its own thing. I am just removing nettles. I look forward to seeing how it will develop.

The transplanted rhubarb is doing very well.

My nephew has given us this huge garden seat. It is a lovely addition to the garden.

 

The cherry is in full bloom.

And this deep pink comfrey is attracting bees already.

My sister arranged the bag of dinosaurs from Henry in the new dinosaur garden.

And here are my new ankle wellies. The last ones didn`t last long as the sole parted from the top. I hope these last longer