A Golden Hop and Pimms

I would not choose to be anywhere else other than here at this time ..... walking across the field for a glass of wine with my sister in the last of the sunshine ..... casting off four layers for a sundress .... seeing whats new every morning .... the poppies unfurling ....... gardening with my brother ..... and visiting the garden to check on everything.

And my goodness, yurters and campers are in for a treat this weekend. Its going to be hot. The garden and farm is a truly peaceful place to be. 

Magical evenings by a campfire, watching the moon come up, the birdsong, the cuckoo, no traffic noise.

(thank you to a very pleasant exchange with a camper in the week for the sentiments in this paragraph)
 

The only thing I planted was a golden hop. It wasn`t easy.

I want it to clamber up the fence which is edged with rabbit wire and carpet so I had to cut through that first. I built up a mini wall around it. Fingers crossed because it its startlingly beautiful.

I did take bedding but it was far too hot to put it in. Steve did put in runner beans  but shaded by fleece from direct sun.

I watered all the new plantings including sweetpeas.

The tomatoes in the polytunnel were droopy .... the temperature was 48 degrees. They got a double amount of watering time on the automatic system.

The first poppies have been opening.

Alongside the outside of the polytunnel, the scatter seeds are just germinating. These are poppies.

Two new cardoon pieces have established well. I removed them from our own front bank. They were always being blown around. In this position they have more shelter.

 

  

Anne purchased this fabulous shower curtain which will soon be a backdrop for the new dinosaur garden,

 

 

 

Such a lovely day so it was home for Pimms.

 

Delightful.