Got the garden almost perfect for Helen’s visit and finalized before Mark and Chris got here. It needed it after my five weeks on the continent: Venice, Marseille, Amsterdam, Valencia.
Loving all the mushroom action.
Another heat wave with feels like 40C. Forest fire smoke hit us for a week. Very apocalyptic. Now time to enjoy.
Some of the garden’s beauty
Made it through the coldest days of winter so far. We’ve had a few days with daytime temperatures in the low teens. Wind chill in some spots -23 degrees C
Everything that needed to go in the ground is now in the ground!
I can’t believe, and I do it every year; shop, sprout and order then take most of the summer to get it all sorted. Delighted it is all in the ground. Actually I haven’t finished there are still the willow cuttings and the yucca seedlings in pots. Giving myself a pat on the back anyhow.
Proud accomplishments this year are the Paw Paws, the dahlias and bell peppers on the top deck.
Really thrilled by the number of fungi!
Multi year growth of fungus on willow August 4
Another summer of crazy weather. The heat came on in late May and it’s rained or been high humidity ever since. I’m delighted to see the mushrooms popping out of the hardwood I had delivered two years ago.
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