All these photos were taken in our little back garden yesterday morning before it got too wet and I had to head off to chemo. It then hammered down with rain for most of the afternoon and evening so I'm very glad I got a head start on the pictures. No real rhyme nor reason to the photos this month - although "work to do"would probably sum up the collection!
1. Mint Corner - the recent rains have done wonders for all the potted mints lurking by the kitchen door. Nearly time to cut them again and freeze for using over the winter, well all except the apple mint as whilst, pretty, isn't a flavour I particularly like.
2. Achillea "Cerise Queen". These two were runts of the litter that I couldn't quite bear to compost and I'm so glad I didn't as they are now nice strong plants that will fit in the borders next year and fill the late summer garden (and vases) with their dark pink blooms.
3. Fabulous fuschia fairies - gifted to the hospice as tiny baby plants that a local nursery couldn't use, and offered to patients and volunteers for a donation earlier in the summer. I've no idea of the varieties but they have been flowering for weeks and show no sign of stopping yet.
4. Wallflowers and strawberry runners awaiting new homes on the outside shelves.
All ready for planting out when the rain eventually stops - new plants for free always raise a smile in this house!
5. Still a chance of a few more rose blooms - raised from cuttings from my late Gran's garden this beauty opens pink and fades to a beautiful peach and is proving to be very long flowering so well worth the effort.
6. And finally, weather permitting, the job for the weekend - start to sort out what needs bringing in, what needs re-potting and what needs cutting for use over the winter - herbs, welsh onions, chillis, strawberries and flowers all jostling for space on the mini patio.
Have a wonderful weekend all, and I'll "see" you next month. Tx
Love the baby Achillea - it grows wild here, the white variety anyway and sometimes pink, so it makes me smile to see it offered for sale in garden centres Mint- a question - I grew three varieties this year (chocolate, ginger and mojito) - they smelled great but I'm never sure how to use it! You freeze and use it in the winter? In what?
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, thanks for commenting. I chop up soft leaf herbs like mint or basil and pop them in ice cube trays topped off with water. You can then just use as many cubes as you need for whatever you are cooking overcthe winter... Hope that helps
DeleteGood idea with your achillea. No pla t left behind. I approve!
ReplyDeleteI do try and be ruthless but always end up thinking that even if I can't use them someone else might... re-homing wallflowers with friends and neighbours this week for the same reason. Still always a good starting point for a chat...
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