I know that barley straw is the best method of dealing with blanketweed…So, I’ve gathered some barley straw from the field. I have stuffed it...
Another use for courgette bounty - courgette pesto. Can’t find a recipe online - will look to see if I can find my written out recipe…
A silver-washed fritillary…[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And a few more…a meadow brown Feeding on sheeps scabious [ATTACH]I don’t know what these shiney fellows are Edit: common red soldier beetle...
Some of the insect activity todaya pair of peacocks - one old-timer flirting with a youngster [ATTACH]a coma, if I’m not mistaken? [ATTACH]...
Very, very occasionally, Aldi/Lidl sell them. If you get there on the day of the offer starting, you can get some good plants….
"Daisy, daisy..." [ATTACH]
True blue? [ATTACH]
Head and shoulders above the rest of the field [ATTACH]
I think the slightly greyer flower spikes (like the one bottom right of the photo) are actually finished flower heads. Lavender is normally...
Wonderful work, Colin!
I didn’t plant the chokeberry trees - I didn’t even know what they are until @Silver surfer identified them for me. They seem to pop up in the...
… and my first courgette harvest of the year [ATTACH]
My first runner beans of the season ( scarlet emperor) ... Perfect for a risotto! [ATTACH]
I am, @JWK. I look around, at just about any time of the year, and feel that the garden gives me a hug back. Neighbours comment on how much colour...
...and finally!the island bed looks so lush. I’m so pleased I found out that Veronica is able to grow in our conditions [ATTACH][ATTACH] These...
Nearly there!The view across the valley. You can see how much the choke berry has grown in the island bed to the right, and the medlar tucked...
The next half-dozen photos...Looking up across the wildflower meadow towards the veg beds and the pond [ATTACH]We seem to be very good at...
Busy day today… Bundled up cut broom and chokeberry branches, and put out for recycling. All the fruit trees and fruit bushes had a thick mulch...
Apologies in advance, but there will be a lot of photos coming up. I will try to redo all of the views/aspects, to see what has changed...The...
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