So, is this the end of the gardening for another year? Of course not! I'm just using cheap tactics to keep you reading! A little rain won't stop the plants nor me. I've been getting the rest of the bulbs planted up. Thanks to Mum who halved her allium bulbs with me. Luke has been in Amsterdam and said he'd seen lots of tulip bulbs but isn't sure whether it's illegal to bring them into the country so I will be relying on my shop bought ones to produce a colourful display next year. The work I do now will produce welcome colour and form when I'll require them most; after a long (probably), wet(almost definitely winter.
I'm still loving the garden, that huge sunflower head is bent right over as if it's shy, quite incredible how that huge weighty head doesn't snap off. It even managed to survive although I lost the height of one of the ornamental Gourds after a particularly windy night. The other Gourd tower survived okay but I shall have to go out and harvest them soon. I'd like to dry them out and turn some into Christmas decorations but I have yet to work out how to stop them going mouldy as has happened before. Too much to do at work (It was my early finish today at 4.30pm but I didn't finish work until seven o'clock) but I shall look into it soon. If that doesn't work I will scoop out some of the insides and pop little tea lights into them to make makeshift outdoor lights or table decorations. I don't like wasting anything as you may know by now.
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