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17:38:00 o'clock BST
Rain...what's this all about?
Doesn't the garden need the water? Of course, but if it could be arranged so that we get it every night leaving the day for sun shine, that would be ideal.
There is so much work to be done recovering the garden from the neglect of the last few weeks (or months, if I was honest) and progress has been very slow. Motivation is not high, it has to be said.
Many plants are responding well to the cool, with the Magnolia looking particularly good at the moment. This is also the season when the grasses come into their own and we have several patches including Penisetium and this group of Miscanthus Zebrinus, looking very effective alongside the lemon-coloured dwarf Sunflowers. Climber Solanum crispum is also in flower at the moment.
I am tempted to sow a few more lettuce. We are still harvesting small leaves from bolted Little Gem types and have Iceburgs nearly ready. I'd better be quick to stand a hope of having a continuous supply.
I had to go to a nursery this week to buy plants for a garden we are finishing off (if we ever get the pointing done in this weather!) and could not stop myself buying a few bits and pieces for ourselves. Crocosmia are in flower now: we already have Sulfaterre and Lucifer - so I bought a few pots of Mrs McKensie to add some colour to the parterre. Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle was looking too good to resist with huge white flowers but I am not sure where to put it yet. I also bought Lavatera: amazingly we do not have one in this garden.
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03/08/05 16:40