Random jottings

Irises in the courtyard, now that’s a treat.   These came from a sale at the museum of garden history in one of those temptation moments. But I don’t regret it now. Very fetching.

And now I’m back indoors and I have managed to do everything but the horse manure. Amazing how one can prevaricate.   I have planted out squash, courgettes, zuccinno, nasturtiums and marigolds. I have watered lavishly (despite there being a drizzle of rain) and paid special attention to the newly planted coriander from yesterday. As well as soaking all the soft fruit trees. They are full of fruit and need just a few more weeks before they ripen.

And I have netted the brassicas and swiss chard up at the top vegetable plot. A bit of a dog’s breakfast as the netting I (expensively) purchased wasn’t ten metres by two metres as it proported on the label. Too narrow. So I have had to patch up with nets in the shed.

The shed is definitely a work in progress: I have to haul out all the plants for the next two weeks, and fuss and worry over the smaller seedlings that won’t take an outside venture. I must text Nicolas and ask him to water them as well.

And now I am confined to the house for a few hours. The temperature has dropped, the drizzling has picked up and I have been forced to light the fire.

But linger on my lovely grafted aubergines.   I’m not sure they are happy in this cold weather, but they must lurk and hopefully put on growth.