The garden today

So happy with the garden. (Also pleased that there was a drop of rain, but I still had to water!)


My white lilies are flourishing.

I also had some very dark lilies, almost black, but I must admit that they are already past their best. I have a stem in a vase on my desk - they are beautiful, but not scented!

I was also delighted to discover some self-seeded tomato plants!

I have always grown tomatoes from plug plants before - obviously these lay dormant in the soil to surprise me this spring! 

And I nearly always manage to have some salad from the garden for my lunch.

I am going to Italy on Friday....the only reason I can bear to leave this garden behind is that I have a garden in Italy to look after as well! And in this garden (near Livorno in Tuscany) we have some beautiful wisteria!