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| The Comfrey now displays its blooms proudly behind the strawberries |
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| The elegant curl of its buds highlighted by the gentle curve of its leaves |
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| Columbines now display their delicacy for the pleasure of our apian friends |
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Potatoes peeking out, time for another layer of mulch
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| Tucked in behind the rochetti, onions and broadbeans are pumpkin seedlings newly planted |
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| A flurry of lavender buds offset my bed markings |
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| Sage flowering amongst its shading rochetti and broadbeans |
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| Broadbeans striving for height and budding grapevine groping for footholds for its tendrils |
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| Grape, perhaps the most picturesque of fruit vines |
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| Light and shade dapple the elegant form of its leaves |
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| But today is a busy day and there is work to be done |
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| Moving bricks, and preparing the new bed and frames for planting this rocket is almost due for removal, so that the zucchinis can go into place so it has a few more days to (hopefully) throw a few true seeds then it will be eaten with thanks for its bounty |
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| The continental parsley continues do develop its flowers. A visual delight and hopefully a few good seeds also |
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| Lavender bud |
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| Broadbeans are forming, looking forward to making felafel with some of these |
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| The form of the broadbean never ceases to caress my eye |
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| Spikey beetroot leaves forming high, flowers and eventually seeds to follow |
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| The grape again, glowing gold in the sunlight |
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| Dropping to lush greens in the shade |
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| Forming flowers and new growth |
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| Coriander flowers forming |
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| Broadbean flowers finishing |
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| Passionfruit beginning to grope for foothold |
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| A shower of jasmine highlights the solid elegance of the grape leaves |
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| Broadbeans, rochetti and coriander all to be replaced as they finish their cycles, the broccoli and kale almost ready to go into place |
The beds are marked out now and most of the "Sleeper" edging is in place. The snails made a meal of my lettuce seedlings, however i have a few left which are now defended by eggshell. The tomato stakes are in place, the bricks are stacked neatly in a quiet corner there is still a lot to be done but not today as it is time to cook dinner
