August has seen the last of our range of lilies come into flower. Many of these are the late oriental types wihch are very fragrant and have made walking around the garden even more enjoyable. We are also now seeing the first of our dahlias come into full flower and are looking forward to a summer of colour from the many vairietes scattered around the garden. These will of course keep on flowering right through to the first frosts as long as the dead heads are removed.
The begonias we started off in the greenhouse in late February were planted out into our containers and hanging baskets in early May after we were confident that the frosts had subsided. These have continued to grow and although they need a lot of watering to keep the massive amount of tuberous leaves looking good, it has all been worth while as the first of the flowers are appearing and looking quite stunning.
It is a busy time in the garden both in keeping things up together and of course enjoying the odd BBQ and glass of wine whilst admring the fruits of our labour. Thoughts during these times turn towards Spring flowering bulbs as experience has shown us that to get some of the more new and unusual bulbs we need to obtain these early.
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