Summer

Rechercher

July in the garden

Harvesting continues in the garden. All the black currants and gooseberries have been processed now – as always it's a much longer job...

Summer is here!

At last the rains came and the garden bloomed! Salad, new potatoes and berries are now in full supply; the beans are shooting up their...

Plants have sprung and summer nearly here.

It's the end of May, the garden is in full flow and there is lots to talk about. Weather has not been great – cold, dry and breezy - but...

Summer's end - late August

In the garden, the twin activities of harvesting and tidying up continue. After several rounds of harvesting, the peas and French beans...

Our Summer Garden 'Jungle' - late July

It's almost impossible to believe how the rush of summer growth turns bare soil into something more like very productive “jungle”! We are...

A Garden in Full Bloom

What's to say about a garden in full bloom? Yes, we had a hard spell of very dry cool weather but deep soil and good shelter gave our...

In the Garden – Fruit, Fruit, Fruit......Beans, Beans, Beans....

The time for planting and weeding is over – August is the time for harvest! All the fruit trees are heavily laden – so much so that one...

Summer overflow!

Nature is burgeoning, blooming and over-flowing all over the garden. Even though this happens every year, it is still a re-assuring...

Mid Summer Abundance in the Garden

It's mid-summer and the garden is full of good things growing! Weeds are pretty firmly under control – thanks to regular hoeing. After...

Summer Life of the Garden

Each year brings its surprises – its sad failures and its magnificent successes. 2019 has been no different. Spring was a strange one –...

THE DROUGHT IS OVER, THE SUMMER IS PAST AND THE HARVEST IS IN HAND!

It has been an unusual year (again!). Our spring sowing was almost immediately followed by 6 weeks of blazing sunshine - not a good...

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