Hurrah for Sunshine

It is time for my three word gardening post which I am continuing every month. 

The ranunculus are putting on an amazing show. They have been fantastic. I have been sure to pick them to keep the buds coming. 

The look great in a vase teamed with geum totally tangerine. This plant has doubled in size and has been flowering since mid May. The best view of it is from the office window where you are sitting down therefore you are at eye level with it or looking through it. This vase is for you CJ...orange flowers.

The geum and ranunculus are part of a raised front border which I am keeping pretty weed free at the moment but some plants need some water to establish. I try not to hose water the lot, I'd rather water the plants that need it so that others don't become reliant on mass watering.

These are aquilegia Nora Barlow. A flower I had in my old garden but when we came to move, I couldn't see one to bring with me. Luckily, I had previously shared seeds with my mum who had propagated some successfully so she gifted me one back!

The front border has had a good spruce up and I have tied up the daffodils to keep them from sprawling.

I save my jersey fabric off cuts to use in the garden because they are softer on stems than harsh string. I used them all up. I need to start a new pile today.

This is a piece of ground that has recently been finished. It was covered in huge stones we couldn't move, bits of building rubbish, old bonfire piles and general detritus. The ground has been smoothed against the slope. I have some plans for this in the future so stay tuned.

There was a very happy day spent in the greenhouse pricking out seedlings sat on a chair with a coffee whilst listening to gardeners question time on my phone. It was blissful. These are young cosmos in preparation for some late summer flowering.

The veg patch is moving on a pace but there is too much soil showing yet for me to photograph you something productive. I will leave you with a shot of the cast iron cauldron I found in the field which I planted up with herbs. I wasn't massively popular when I asked for that beast to be moved!

Happy Gardening! Jo xxx