Starting with the food beds this month, the courgettes are thriving and we had the first courgette for lunch today (11 June).

There are runner beans from Carole in the sack a the far end (an old rubbish sack that's lost its handles - they serve really well as grow sacks becuase they hold their shape).

One of our neighbours gave us some tomato plants - with the greenhouse already full of tomatoes, these are hiding in pots behind the courgettes above right.

The brassicas are surviving under their nets - hopefully they won't get attacked by birds, bugs or slugs!

The broad beans have done really well and we've enjoyed eating the. We had more today for lunch and there are already some in the freezer.

The tomatoes are on their way.

The onions are better this year.

Really looking forward to eating these peas.

This photo is for Dad - our main crop potatoes are already in flower!

We've already enjoyed eating a whole load of strawberries. We grow some in sacks and some in the ground. Both have done well this year.

This rose is in the vegetable / fruit beds because that's where it was before we made that bed a food bed. I expect we'll have more of the same happeningas the food takes over more space!

The hebes seem to be doing well. These blue ones are underneath the roses that are starting to cover the arch. The white ones are much bigger and are on either side of the path on the right hand side of the garden.

I'm still not sure that this is called but think it's lysimachia. Either way, it's spreading nicely.

Our house warming present from mum and dad all those years ago - it's thriving.

I still have quite a few plants in the greenhouse. The larger ones above are nicotiana (also from seeds from Janet one year on). The smaller ones are wallflowers ready to plant here and Yorkshire later in the Summer.

I love lavender and we have it all around the garden with plenty in both the ground and in pots in the gravel area.

They say a sign of middle age is prefering foliage to flowers. Guess I must be middle aged then because I love to see the different colours and textures of the leaves.

Lovely, lovely sweet peas. Every year I seem to grow more of these. I love the smell of them.

We have a few clematis in pots outside the dining room window to mask the water butts.

No idea what this bush is called but it seems to be flowering this year.

Another lovely donation from Janet a few years ago and growing well.

This honeysuckle grows at one end of the shed.

Self seeded poppies are always welcome here.

The pond is one of Oli's favourite places. The nets were put on to deter the heron but apparently the frames are a really good way to get to the fountain so Oli can sit on it and watch the fish. I don't think he's caught one yet!

These last four photos are from the front garden and ...

... that's it for this month.

 

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