Poppies Galore

 The garden is bursting with poppies. They are popping up all over the place. Literally.

Here are the best ones over the last couple of days.

Most of these have seeded themselves and we just let it happen. It is exciting to see what comes up.

Our most pressing concern is keeping everything well watered. It has been incredibly hot. Our visits are usually timed for early morning. And it is beautiful .... the cuckoo and frogs calling, the sun shining and just a few degrees cooler.

The foxgloves are towering above everything.

 

The corncockle has taken over the compost area. I can`t bear to pull it up. But it does make trips to tip, difficult.

Anne found this broad bodied chaser today. It seems to be kind of mummified.

At home the sweetpeas are coming thick and fast. The perfume is divine. At the garden they have just started to flower.