So after the lovely weather last week and weekend the garden definitely needed some rain, which it got today. Yesterday the air was full of mist and promised rain and when walking across the Meadows it was a cathedral of green - Gothic height of trees that are full of spring growth, verdant grass reaching into the distance. Today the rain arrived, which is good for the plants, although I would have liked a morning in the garden to recharge and prick out the salvias that are massing in the propagator.
This weekend it's Gardening Scotland which I am really looking forward to. I have assessed my gaps and thought very carefully about what type of plants I will need. In the event I will get swept away and buy whatever moves me but it's nice to pretend that I am approaching it in a mature frame of mind. Last year I bought some beautiful and successful plants, many of which seeded and are coming back this year: Geranium Kashel White, Geranium Orion (desert island plant, or at least in the top 5), Ladybird Poppy, Salvia Patens, Purple Salvia. And on a different note Crambe Cordifolia, the heart breaker.
So instead of gardening I have done some Kundalini Yoga and am reading a Deborah Kellaway book about her learning about gardening. Very middle class, especially as I'm off to make a cappuccino.
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