Dream Garden Journal: rain

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Here, I journal the transformation of our tiny London backyard into a dream garden. I hope you will like it!

A dream garden, for me, is an outdoor space filled with rich colours and seductive scents, offering beautiful flowers, interesting textures and tasty morsels for our delectation. Also a source of nourishment for the local wildlife - birds, butterflies and bees. A space to enjoy with my SO, friends, family, and, of course, our cats. Somewhere to sit and have coffee, or even a meal, and a tiny patch of grass to lie on in the fleeting sunshine of the English summer. And, we're almost there...

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Thursday, 26 August 2010

Miserable weather

It is rather weird to feel Autumn descending upon us, when I'm still looking forward to my Summer holiday! It's still August, often the hottest month even on this island, but the rain, wind and a thick cloud covering makes me think it's October.

The garden has been somewhat battered in the process; actually, the flowers have suffered, but the grass is thriving:

There is also beauty in rain:

The courgette count is currently 19, with three sitting on the kitchen counter taunting me. Maybe I can chop them up, blanch and freeze them? Roasting them, sauteeing, making soup and stew has become slightly boring by now.

Oh, and without the sun, will my green tomatoes ripen at all?