Diary of a weekend gardener

Wind damage and a bumper damson crop

We were away at the weekend and it must have been ferociously windy in our absence. The runner bean canes have almost collapsed over the veg plot, the outdoor tomatoes are leaning at a rakish 45 degrees and two of the sunflowers have toppled completely. I think it's partly the weight of the crop, but even so - there's a surprising amount of damage.

Talking of crops, how's this for a damson harvest? I didn't think this tree would produce, as the soil is light and I've been assured they need heavy fertile soil. Just goes to show that plants will often do fine in less than perfect conditions, though this year has been exceptional for fruit across the country apparently.

A small part of the bumper damson crop.









On Sunday we visited Great Dixter, the late Christopher Lloyd's garden in E. Sussex. I was blown away by the colours, the inventiveness, the combinations, the lack of respect for gardening conventions. What a place, and what a gardener he was. I'll post the photo album here when I've uploaded it, so do come back...

posted by Sue Beesley @ 10:03 pm