Seasons Greetings from Sunnyside

The fruits of our harvest

We've been blessed with a bountiful harvest this year.  All this and endless runner beans, peas, spinach, kale, chard, courgettes and a little brocolli, plus parsnips, leeks, cabbage and purple sprouting still to come.  These carrots were photographed in July, they are now around twice the size.  The water supply to the allotment has paid dividends!

Pruning roses

Pruning roses is a first for me.  I think I need to be a bit more ruthless as there are still some crossing branches, but it's a bit like having a drastic hair cut - a bit difficult to pluck up the courage to have it all chopped in one go. 

More of the garden in summer

The borders have been neatly edged ready for planting the mountain of bulbs I have ordered.  It's early days for these plants, but this is a huge departure from this, taken two years ago.

Midsummer at Sunnyside

The beds around the outside loo have been jam packed full of plants grown from seed in the greenhouse and some donated from neighbours. It's a long way from the vision in terms of the colours and plants I have in mind for this patch, but it's been wonderful to have flowers blooming in the garden at last. A joyous feeling.

Blooming at last

It's July and the garden is blooming. We have sweet peas coming out of our ears, and the new flower beds are gracing us with a splash of colour.

Clearing the way for the shed

After just one morning let loose in our garden, Gilbert had made huge progress in preparing the way for the shed. The timetable is a little tight as the builder is coming in just a few weeks to start the foundations, and we need to empty and demolish our outbuilding in super fast time.