MORE SUMMER PHOTOS 2009

Here's a few more photo's taken In August 2009 In my garden.

they also feature my Hens, now looking much better since their arrival on June 13th.

Their feathers are almost returned and I add a tonic to their water bottle, which promotes health in the Hens themselves. They are still laying daily too.

With all the recent rain the garden is still looking very colourful and hopefully will last into late September this year.

AUGUST 2009

Another very colourful Garden this Summer, despite it being a very wet Summer in the UK.

I did not enter the Garden Competition this year, which I'm pleased about, as it would have been a struggle getting it right for the judging. But as it is I'm pleased with the Flower beds this year again. The fruit bushes and Apple tree have produced a fair amount of fruit and the mini vegetable area has also done well. Though not much success with the grow bags. I think the restricted root area affects Vegetables too much and they seem to die off too early.

The Dahlias have been the best flowers on the front garden, but then they prefer a lot of watering....and no problems there with our weather conditions!.

Hopefully the remainder of August will see warmer & sunnier weather here, so I can sit out and enjoy my garden more, rather than admire it from the window Indoors!!

Soon need to think about ordering my Autumn plug plants, such as Primroses, for the Spring.

JUNE 2009

In June my garden was looking good, with my Vegetables & Fruit looking very healthy and the gooseberry bushes were loaded too. The Broad Beans (above) next to the greenhouse are tall and seem to be suited there. This year I also did some Peas, Carrots & Beetroot (Above) which will be ready in July onwards. So quite a mixed planting this year, with not just Flowers on my rear garden. I'm trying to have more Fruit on my garden I guess.

In the Autumn I Intend planting either a Cherry tree or a Plum tree....or both!

I will try to find a suitable area to put them. I have tidied up my Compost area, by buying two compost bins, from the Council's recycling dept. So gone is my large compost heap....to be replaced by Two large black composting bins. These should allow the waste to decompose more rapidly. Being warmer in the bins with a lid on them. Now that I also have my Hens, I will get nice manure from these. The Hens continue to lay well and are a nice addition to my Garden.