My gardening is a bit on hold due to injuring my hamstring muscle, been over a week now and still limping about, luckily we've had some rain, so only the greenhouse needs care, the lawns need cutting but they'll have to wait.

Great looking plot Pa, keep well and enjoy it, take time to sit by that shed.

PLUMPUDDING wrote:Good luck with your retirement Westi. It's great to be able to do things at a more relaxed pace and not be rushing to fit everything into your time off.

When does that happen, been retired for 3 years now and lifes pace has probably got faster for me lol.

Killing the aliens is my stance when found, seems cruel, but man messed it up so nature sometimes needs a hand.

Apart from some tatties having the tops snapped off, we look to have come through quite well, the Beech hedge planted a couple of years ago certainly helped protect the raised beds.

We have a rather strong wind blowing so I thought I'd put the hanging baskets on the ground before they do it themselves. Bit of an experiment in them this year:- DSC02430.JPG This one has climbing French beans in it DSC02431.JPG These two have petit pois in the left hand one and sweetpeas in the ri...

It's a jungle in my garden today, talk about the circle of life, I first heard the Carrion Crows being mobbed by House Martins, then noticed a baby Brown Rat running round the garden, so went off to my cabinet to retrieve my rifle. When I return the Crows are going mad at a Cat that had the afore me...

Only the wildlife distracts me, we are in a rather quiet little village, but as they will soon commence building more houses on the other side of it, maybe not as quiet as it has been.

Thankfully we don't have the thieving blighters, just Grey Squirrels slowly making their across the country.

Nice to hear from you Pa and the plot is looking really good, you are well in front of us up here, my Cambridge Favourites are still in full flower, no fruit yet, my tatties are also very vigorous above ground and I guess I'm saying the same prayer to mother earth for a crop below.

My Charlottes are just starting to flower

robo wrote:Rain what's that ? it's been that long I've forgotten

Shhhhhh this might be our summer, don't frighten it away

Mine gets dappled shade from my Silver Birch tree from around 11 till 1, works a treat.

Suttons Purple Queen, very nice they are too

Suttons seeds PP, had the same last year(same packet), not a problem, the flowers look purple, just budding now.