Friday 19 July 2019

19th July

The garden is now in full flower, such a pleasure to see all the colour, I am sure that most gardeners, like me, derive great satisfaction when things are looking so good making all the effort worth while.
Keeping my fingers crossed that when the Dinner Plate dahlias open we do not get the awful winds and rain that flatten them most years, even though they are well staked.
The white Arum lilies have been exceptional this year and have really spread, as have the Crocosmia Lucifer good thing I have friends to pass some onto.
The greenhouse is in good order and the tomatoes are ripening quickly with all the sunshine, had to give Jackie a large plants as overcrowded. She managed to get it into her car and home in one piece!!!!
For the first time the  Courgette are fruiting, for some reason I have not had success growing these, this was my last try and thanks to Sue for the watering tip, at last- success wow.
Thought the Rhubarb had died but it has now revived thank godness.
The shrubs have been growing at such a rate that  I shall have to give them all a trim.
The Camellia was done last week after flowering so a good feed is next.
Do wish the man who used to call selling Manure would appear, he seems to have given up. Must set my son on his travels looking for some.