The heat has finally abated and we now have the tail end of a hurricane battering our shores, windy and wet.

It has certainly turned autumnal!

The seeds I have sown have not germinated yet

While I am without my glasses (getting new lenses) I am taking time out to do some gardening.

Friday, Lewis came round and worked very hard on our lawns and hedges, doing a very good job.

The Maris Peer late crop seed potatoes arrived from Suttons

The first thing I did was tie the sweet peas to the canes

Back from Glastonbury, Lewis came armed with his dads mower and set to doing both front and rear lawns.

I thought long and hard overnight about the beetroot.

Yesterday was really hot, so stayed in all day.

I have been checking on the garden daily and have observed that …

Its cool and cloudy today so when I went out in the garden