Oh dear, the garden record that this blog is supposed to be got away from me over the summer mostly due to frustrations uploading pictures and then avoiding posting as I was getting too cross with our far too slow internet connection. Anyway, now to catch up as I want to keep this record to enable better planning over the years.

What has gone well

• Updating the pond was fun and the water got very clear with the addition of oxygenating plants.
• Pruning the golden delicious tree near the house, weeding under and adding bonemeal seems to have given it a new lease of life- more later
• the meadow- more later
• the new perennial beds are becoming established
• some success in the veg garden but not as productive as I would like it to be- good strawberries and salad leaves early in the season, garlic ok

More disappointing

• in this recent dry weather the perennial bed near the arch is very dry and the plants such as roses and shrubs are suffering
• brassicas not performing well in the veg garden
• herbs in the orchard are frequently nibbled by the rabbits and it is ever so dry
• area around the pond is overgrown as is much of the ‘middle garden’ , pergola area and wisteria area- needs a complete remodel and re-think