Sunshine at last!

Finally, we have had a week of sunny weather and the flower garden is looking lovely. Butterflies on the cornflowers, bees on the drumstick alliums, hay-making on the farm.

The benefits of rain

Rain, rain and more rain. On the minus side, the wind and rain have conspired to flatten the cornflowers. On the plus side, I haven't had to water anything in the flower garden for weeks and this wet spell has doubtless aided the establishment of the roses, peonies and perennial plants.

We've had a visitor to the garden in the shape of a calf. The big gate having been left open, it managed to push down the rabbit netting inside. Thankfully very little damage.

Sweet peas doing well and smelling wonderful, likewise roses.

Rex planted his courgettes on top of my dahlias a while back!!! He didn't realise they were there. Left them in situ. We'll see how they vie for space.