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!

The Garden Today

Lovely lunch today, with peas and rocket from the garden!

I grew the rocket from seed, which I bought from Jekka's Herb Farm. 


My blackcurrant sage is also flourishing, looks and smells gorgeous!

It may also amuse people to learn that this morning I was able to collect a spadeful of horse manure for my compost bin! (Need to be alert when the police horse pass by!)