The garden continues to look good, despite having to pull up a few things that are over. The hollyhocks are hanging on but we have both given up deadheading cornflowers.
The sunflowers have come to the fore, backed by blue blue skies. We have many dark ones but my preference is for the yellows.
We have nice exchanges of garden compliments and tomatoes, runner beans or flowers.
I have planted the new hollyhocks. They have been grown from seed at home.They are protected by plastic bottle covers. It`s very strange but the hollyhocks that seed themselves after discarding the huge stems, always seem to do well round the compost heaps with no protection at all. Ironic to say the least.
Last year I scattered hollyhock seeds all round the farmyard but I have yet to see any plants.
The tomatoes are not doing as well as usual but we cannot complain. Steve has been making tomato sauce which makes a great layer on home-made pizzas.
This is Couer de Bue.
Even the outdoor ones are ok in relatively small pots.
The dahlias are starting to come into their own.
This is a seedling which I think is beautiful.
This is a clump of Boogie Woogie which has been left in the ground for several years. It doesn`t make a very good cut flower. But it does make one colourful corner of a veggie bed.
Here is a selection for a vase at home.
Recently Steve and I celebrated our golden wedding anniversary.
Last Sunday we walked to the church to recreate a wedding photo. It caused quite stir with the tea ladies there.
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ReplyDeleteLooking lovely and lovely to see sunny pictures.
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