Despite the uninvited natives recolonizing the new beds the flowers had grown tall and lush in my absence. Many of the annuals had set seed and ‘gone over’ but the late sown marigolds, the ox-eye daisies and the tall verbena were still a mass of flower. The lawn-to-be had reverted to rough pasture and only returned to domestication after three cuts with the mower. The apple trees seemed to have put on a foot of lush, green growth but I don’t have any photos to compare with those from July.
It rained quite a lot in Spittal this week, mild gentle, rain but enough to keep a camera under cover. The dry, bright days rapidly filled up with gardening, errands by bike, fossil hunting on the beach and other distractions, so there aren’t many photos to illustrate the garden diary. One thing’s clear though, this ground is good for growing.
September 9, 2017 at 11:20 pm
I love seeing your Spittal pictures. I saw Berwick on a tv program the other day. Tugged at the heart strings quite a lot!!
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September 9, 2017 at 11:30 pm
I didn’t get the camera out much this visit – too much else to do!
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September 10, 2017 at 3:58 am
Looks lush!
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September 10, 2017 at 9:36 am
Oh good luck. This looks a wonderful project in a wonderful place and a real contrast with metropolitan Paris.
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September 10, 2017 at 11:22 am
Thanks. It’s a ten year project and certainly a contrast with Paris. I’m back in the city now, trying to remember my gardening French for an ‘atelier’ at a local SamuSocial centre this afternoon. Growing conditions are much easier in Spittal!
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September 11, 2017 at 1:51 pm
So many showers…so many rainbows. Nice post.
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September 14, 2017 at 7:12 pm
Ooooh what a pretty green sight. We had such a drought that the return to Tuscany from Slovenia was like coming into the desert. Only this week there has been some rain. But to see a lawn like yours around here – means great gardeners and swimming pools of water.
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September 14, 2017 at 10:16 pm
Northumberland is rarely warm but ample water means that grass, flowers and hardy crops grow well. I’m glad to hear you’ve had some rain to break your drought.
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