Hello!
To be honest, I was dreading what the garden would look like when I came home from holiday. I'd essentially been away for 2weeks and apparently, it didn't rain here!
The lavender, although a little-dry looking, had flowered; the Olive tree is looking happy and amazingly, the little fig tree has been thriving.
Some of the roses have bloomed again.
When I took this, this was the only Love and Peace tea-rose that had bloomed but there are 3 exquisite examples as I type (in the dark!)
My first task, apart from watering, was to mow the lawn. All of it, including the bit at the end that I am usually too lazy to do.
I moved all the patio plants to by the compost bins as I was worried they'd be frazzled in the sun. It worked-they are thriving.
The strawberry now has two runner babies.
The Aldeburgh mint is flourishing.
My raspberry plant has started producing early. I've had 3 already.
Mum brought over a titchy (I mean titchy) peppermint plant in July which has now grown into this.
My Rosemary plant was also tiny and has grown.
More roses have bloomed.
These three late tomato plants are a bit frazzled but are flowering.
Here's the vegetable bed. It seemed to like the hot weather.
I'm mystified as to why the slugs have left my cucumber plants alone but I am not complaining!
They've flowered and there are tiny embryo cucumbers.
Some of the leeks look rather perky although quite a few of them are a bit floppy and small.
I've had little luck with the courgettes so far but I was delighted to see a flower. It was lovely until I accidentally knocked it off when watering them. Cross? Yep!
The one at the front is taking over the bed a bit.
What about the beans and tomatoes? Looking better than they were
There's a fair few tomatoes and I have already eaten 14
The beans are finally flowering. Will I actually get some beans!??
Here's the messy bit which I weeded extensively. I got stuck and spiked in the process but it was worth it.
The biggest surprise is the apple tree. My landlord told me that the tree was no good but actually it is covered in apples. They're really sweet with the red skin. I stewed up about 12 of them with blackberries. As I mentioned, my sister helped me pick them and she took a few home.
The arch finally looks a bit neater.
Also, I discovered there is a greengage tree in the garden too, sitting there nonchalantly in the corner.
My favourite tree for outfit shots is covered in pears but they seem to be diseased as they all have nasty brown-blotches all over them.
My neighbour has a delicious-looking plum tree with a branch poking into my garden so I scrumped these!
How's your garden been this month?
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