At the end of spring on the cusp of summer.

Another glorious week of sunshine has meant lots of busy watering. The garden is filling out nicely. The roses are now giving their first precious blooms, the first foxgloves in apricot and white are beginning to open and the lupins are at their best; spikes in royal purple, bright pink and a more delicate pink which is my favourite aswell. The irises too have opened up they love all warm weather as their rhizomes like to be baked in the sunshine. My Strawberry’s are dropping their petals and tiny fruits are forming, whilst the first of the annuals- the bunny tail grasses are now in flower; their little fluffy tails lining the path on the mound. The poppies are just beginning to get into their stride- I’m hopeful there may be some left to pick for a wedding in just over a week. The laburnum is providing a joyous backdrop to it all this week. 

There’s been tons to be planting out. Filling in any tiny gap I can find with annuals that I’ve nurtured from seeds. I always think I won’t have enough- then always struggle to find a space for them. So I am taking two big trays down to the field with me tomorrow to see what will work best down there. I only have two water butts down on the field and both are now empty, so I’ve been holding off planting any more seedlings until we had rain, however with none forecast for the next 10 days I’ve loaded my car up with a couple of large containers and I’m hoping that that will be enough to see them off to a good start. 

So the greenhouse is now empty (apart from a few tomatoes and peppers I’m growing in there over summer.) which means I’m all set for sowing biennials in a couple of weeks. 

And thanks to it being another bank holiday weekend we’ve had chance to catch up on tidying up jobs; sorting out weedy areas and dumping corners and edging all the beds. Simons been clipping the hedges and it’s looking lovely and tidy. 

Anyway, I wish you a lovely week ahead! 

Blessings from this patch to yours, until next time, Rebecca