A rustic arrangement featuring some of the lovely thistles & rose Trumpeter 🌱

It seems one of the dahlias couldn’t decide on a bloom colour. 🌱

At last the front door pots are starting to bloom. 🌱

Rose coral charm in bloom today. 🌱

A pretty delicate dahlia, perfectly framed by its dark foliage. 🌱

A little pocket of alstroemerias adding a splash of colour to the top garden walled cottage border. 🌱

This is the first year I feel I’ve had success with growing hollyhocks. A little rust early on but thankfully beautiful blooms. 🌱

DA rose Harlow Carr 🌱

Some more runner beans ready to plant out 🌱

Picked the first tomatoes & broad beans today 🌱

Dahlia 🧡

Dahlia ❤️

Rambling rose American Pillar is in full bloom now that the wisteria blooms have faded 🌱

The 2 additional grow beds I added this year are doing really well. Full of radishes, chard, spinach, kale, broad beans, squash & pumpkin alongside nasturtiums & borage. 🌱

Love this perennial sweet pea. Sadly not as highly scented as the annuals but very pretty. 🌱

Malva moschata, musk mallow in bloom 🌱

So many blooms on hydrangea Annabelle this year 🌱

Hemerocallis fulva in bloom today 🌱

I’ve let this clematis wind its way through the border & it looks very happy to roam. 🌱

Campanula latifolia standing tall. I can see why it’s known as Giant Bellflower 🌱

Raspberry taster at work

Some little bits for supper 🌱

Success, I have sweet potato progress. Plenty of shoots to cut as slips for planting #GardensHour 🌱

DA rose Trumpeter looking magnificent in the sunshine 🌱 #GardensHour

Super crop of broad beans this year 🌱 #GardensHour

Nearly open 🌱 #GardensHour

Despite the heat the roses are coping well #GardensHour 🌱

Lots of warm colours in the garden to match the sweltering weather #GardensHour

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Another warm night & Ted is hogging the fan.

This is what Ted gets up to when I’m away. Fun with his pals at the beck. He’s the old gent of the group 😂🌱

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While I was away singing in Liverpool, Ted had a fantastic time staying with my wonderful dog sitter Wendy. He spent most of the time swimming & would only be coaxed out by the promise of cheese. He’s back now, shattered & happily snoozing.

A little flower faffing with bits from the garden 🌱

I’ve a large patch of thistles in the garden& this little one was working very hard today to burrow down to the nectar 🌱

That’s all the brussel sprouts planted 🌱

Despite the hour long thunderstorm at 5 this morning it has been really hot here again today. I’m hoping it will cool off this evening as I’ve 30 brussel sprouts to plant. Loving the colours of these alstroemerias, suits the hot weather. Keep cool & safe everyone 🙂🌱

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More rose 💛 🌱 #GardensHour

Love this delicate foxglove 🌱 #GardensHour

Rose 💗🌱 #GardensHour

Just love this sedum 🌱 #GardensHour

Loving the pop of colour these alstroemerias are bringing 🌱 #GardensHour

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Busy weekend tackling cleaning the driveway. Nightmare job & regretting choosing a herringbone pattern, but it’s all done now thankfully. Numpty Ted has strained his hip doing goodness knows what, so has spent the weekend reclining. It’s a dog’s life as they say. 🌱

The first dahlia to bloom. Love the determination of the baby bloom to get in on the pic 😂🌱

A very fleeting glimpse of one of the bars hunting above the pond tonight. They are tiny & super speedy so difficult to photograph but I’m glad to confirm they are visiting again. 🌱

Ted relaxing as we wait for the bats to arrive 🌱