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AFTER 60 ML OF RAIN!

We have had some really fabulous rain in the last few days, just when the garden was becoming very dry. Now our old and large underground cistern and tank up the back are full to the brim. Yesterday the garden plants were broken open or weighed down with persistent water, but today (very humid) the garden has gradually dried out and sprung back to its normal state. The clouds above are my favourite kind – so joyous and clean, with delicate grey bruising. We were both busy in the garden today. Danny released some of his tomatoes from their polythene bags, cut the round hedge and cut away the large grape vine from next door that had collapsed. I spread three bags of cow manure on the dwarf Washington Navels, potted up the white cleome, orange tithonia and giant lime zinnia seedlings that I have grown from Lambley purchased seeds. These will flower in late summer and autumn. The lovely old Gallica rose in the first images is ‘President de Seze’. The pale yellow rose is David Austin’s ‘Charlotte’ (such a well behaved bush with sensible upright flowers that last quite well inside).

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HIGH SPRING IN THE LONG GARDEN, AND A BORROWED ‘CONSTANCE SPRY’ ROSE

My next door neighbour Jenny has ‘Constance Spry’ planted on an arch next to our fence in the vegetable area of the long garden. I adore this rose and so have been waiting for it to bloom for a while now. Its high blowsy presence has created a bigger picture around the rose towers so thank you Jenny! The vivid blue clematis bells on ‘MIP’ are nearly out. As I have been doing flower arrangements inside, I have been collecting the flower petals for drying for pot pourri making when the flowers go down. All this abundance is wonderful, especially now that we are having a bout of very warm summery weather.