I've just watched (again) Brenda Salmon on Gardener's World. I just love that segment. She reminds me SO much of my mum (Brenda's rather posher) that it's a poignant joy, but a joy nonetheless.
We've had rain. I'm so grateful that we in the UK are not having to cope with the blistering temperatures that much of mainland Europe is having to contend with. I've heard people complain that it's not hot, but I do feel that these temperatures are far better for us, and the environment, than those being experienced by our southern European friends.
Those sweltering temperatures must be awful. The temperatures here have been great for me for the last couple of weeks, warm enough not to need layers of clothes, but cool enough to feel comfortable, and a nice drop of rain too. The garden is recovering from the month without rain that we had from mid-May to mid-June, and even the grass has greened up nicely. What's not to like?
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I'm bored with the cold and the rain I need it to warm up and dry up. Hoping to get the grass cut as today is due to be the first rain free day in a fortnight
I'm glad we are not experiencing the extreme heat that they are suffering elsewhere in the world. I don't even like a normal hot summer. The temperatures at the moment suit me just fine.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardeners' World, 2023: Episode 14: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001n4cy via @bbciplayer
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I need it to warm up and dry up.
Hoping to get the grass cut as today is due to be the first rain free day in a fortnight