The garden today
August Bank Holiday and too busy to compose a blog – harvesting produce, trimming hedges, weeding paths, and enjoying the long-awaited sunshine and our visitors. Lots of lovely enthusiastic comments in our visitors’ book so they are obviously enjoying the garden too. Here’s just one from 2 visitors (thanks Pam and Chris) yesterday:
‘Absolutely enchanting. What a special place.”
Here are some photos of the garden today to whet your appetite if you haven’t visited yet…
Phlox, Monarda and Michaelmas daisy in the cottage garden
The Pumpkins and squashes are finally getting away through the Michaelmas daisies
Lily African Queen in the cottage garden
Calendula Nova and runner beans Scarlet Emperor and Black Pod in the Potager
Our visitors love this Monarda in the Potager
Dahlia New Baby planted the year my grand-daughter was born – she’s 6 now. Supports on loan from Kirsty – thank you.
Starting to harvest the onions in the Potager
Mary’s daisies – I love yellow in the garden even in the summer – some people don’t!
Leek seedheads and Munchen Bier radish flowering – because we eat the seed pods
Oh and the other thing that’s keeping me busy is preparing a talk which I’ve been invited to give to the Hardy Plant Society next Saturday – entitled ‘Gardening in the Wild’. Here’s a taster…
Greater willowherb amongst the veg in the Potager
The common name for this lovely willowherb is Codlins-and-cream and is a food plant for the fat grey and black caterpillars of the Elephant Hawk-moth. Who knew?
Whilst I don’t find time as often as I should to write a blog we do put photos regularly on Instagram @Nantybeddgarden
Nant y Bedd 