Rain At Last!
The pictures on this blog may lead you into the belief that the sun always shines in Manchester. Sadly this isn't actually the case and, after the really hot weather in April, May has been a much more cool and soggy affair. The main benefit of this has been that everything on the plot is growing really well but at the moment it's the flowers that are the star of the show.
The alliums that I planted are all coming through in the herb garden and the oriental poppies look within days of flowering - I'll post a picture as soon as they're ready. And not to be out done the trees at the bottom of the plot in our little woodland garden are now covered in leaves, creating a peaceful haven where you feel like you could be miles away from anywhere. It's bliss!
I'm not neglecting the vegetables totally but at the moment they're no competition in the beauty stakes! I suppose that's the great thing about growing veg though - the expectation of great things to come. Take my potatoes for example which are in this picture. They aren't amazing to look at at the moment but I still can't get over the excitement of digging them - you put one in the ground and get maybe ten more in return if you're lucky. Simple pleasures I know but it still fascinates me!
Believe me Mark - we had a terribley dry and hot April. Totally uncharacteristic for Manchester I know but it's made up for it in May!
Posted by: Liz | June 01, 2007 at 09:08 AM
Rain , you want rain in Manchester, the wettest place up North...Lol
We 've got it all down here in Shropshire!!!
Cheers Mark
Posted by: Mark | May 31, 2007 at 07:53 PM
The main thing here in the UK is that the weather has been so unpredictable of late! It's really interesting to get an idea of the meteorlogical challenges that gardeners face in other parts of the world.
Posted by: Liz | May 16, 2007 at 03:00 PM
"... are the expectations for great things to come..." Love that - it's just so true.
I wouldn't mind some of that mild soggy weather here in LA, my arugula has already bolted from the heat.
Posted by: Briana | May 15, 2007 at 04:34 PM
I'll keep an eye out for them. There were some lovely little flowers last year but not that many because we had real problems with blight. I've got blight resistant potatoes this year from the Organic Gardening Catalogue so fingers crossed!
Posted by: Liz | May 15, 2007 at 11:34 AM
Potatoes also have very beautiful flowers that often go unnoticed.Look out for them later in the season.
Posted by: John Curtin | May 15, 2007 at 10:51 AM