July was one of those months! The Summer Show was most disappointing with a paucity of both exhibitors and visitors – no doubt the latter found the alternative attractions of summer sunshine and Wimbledon on the box far more appealing. My own modest efforts were thwarted by a torrential thunderstorm in the early hours which smashed the roses to pieces, whilst the discovery of a family of slugs devouring my best lettuce didnt help much either.
The theres the house – but you dont want to know about the collapsed ceiling do you?
So its back to the garden. Yes, Ive definitely fallen behind this year as a visiting friend who was admiring my bindweed was quick to point out “Actually, there are two sorts of bindweed, the greater and the lesser”. Needless to say, I have both! “I also have bramble, ground elder and horses tail but I dont want to boast about it” I replied. Yes, things are going pretty well.., all things considered! John Hopkins