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Wednesday the 18th of June 2007. A rare relatively dry day after overnight
and early morning rain. The light is excellent and an opportunity to add pictures that really look like summer. We hope that
they cheer our visitors up during what is a cold and miserable three months since that spectacular sunshine of April. Still
the measure of a good garden has to be it's ability to withstand all the potential vagaries of the English climate. That said,
it still seems typical of our weather, unpredictable and as often as not wet. So where is the vast climate change we are supposed
to pay tax on!!
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| The very first "summer page" picture early June. |
I call this the long walk. The lupines you see here were bashed to
the ground soon after by the rain. Not only that but they flattened everything around them due to their weight when
full of water. It broke my heart to see it all destroyed but that's gardening.
| The next generation of gardeners? |
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My sisters twins on a sunny day in early August. If they take to gardening
they will be the fourth generation for whom this is a very special thing to do.
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| The new, small bed at the west end of the cottage, July 2007 |
This is the first year of this planting and I am quite pleased with
the result. There has been a tree here long ago and after it was removed a large dip appeared in the ground which no
one ever got to grips with. Rather than build it up I thought that putting the bed in was a better idea and this little
bit of lawn was not making any kind of statement. Also when viewed from the drive this bed adds to the enhancement of
the series of terraces on which the garden is built.
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