Autumn Blessings

It’s early autumn, and although the last week has felt like late summer, there is joy in knowing that autumn brings its own rewards,

like Nerine lilies, which Gaynor tells me are known as Naked Ladies in her native New Zealand, due to their lack of foliage and therefore 'naked' stems,

which sit happily alongside the new growth of the hollyhocks

and the flower bank backdrop (or bankdrop, perhaps?) is changing again.

An increasingly rare and always joyful sight at my allotment is that of tomatoes ripening on the vine, NOT decimated by blight for the first time in years.

The camomile path is standing up well as the seasons change. The plants are getting larger and stronger and I am very excited about what might be a full path in a year or two.

Check out Kate Magic’s blog, A Good Look, for some gorgeous allotment photographs taken during her recent visit. They are lush!


Love Seasons
Love Life
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