well, it *was* a glorious day, but now the mist has rolled in from the sea a la Mulligan's Tyre............still not that cold and the air is full of shrieks of merriment and the smell of barbecues from neighbouring gardens...........not a huge amount to do, well, if i were a perfectionistic gardener i could be doing a lot of weeding, but i'm not............most things are just kind of doing their thing and don't need too much attention.
........accept it - i cannot grow delphiniums. or sweet peas, or lilies of the valley. on the other hand i can grow nasturtiums really well - the ones in the corner are having a whale of a time and look rather good........and there's a wild one in the "meadow"! the love-in-a-mist is out a looking beautiful..........lilies almost out too.........rose "Curiosity" flowering for the second time and really prolifically. put in a Coreopsis in the big space where the delphiniums were........sigh.........planted some more basil. the Thai basil was lovely but just didn't do very well. i'm going to re-vamp the veg bed shortly, take out the remains of the sweet peas and accept that i can't grow them............or maybe try the front?? the comfrey is doing well and i'm going to put in some fennel. the new catmints have settled in and are growing mightily..........the caryopteris is just beginning to flower i see..........more courgette flowers, must learn how to make tempura batter before they finish...........rocket starting to sprout, slugs licking their chops..........
