What a year we are having in the garden. The rain never stops and everything keeps growing. Last year in November we had a major catastrophe when one of the huge cypress trees came down across the front lawn two days before our niece Katrina's wedding. We are still cleaning up after that. But it did create new opportunities.
In the autumn we planted three manchurian pears, a crab apple and a Japanese maple, so they have got off to a wonderful start. This year the irises have been the best ever and the roses have had a huge flush of flowers, and with this rain they will be good for a second round.
