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Garden Diary – Giant Bees & Moths amongst the Agapanthus
The Agapanthus have come out fully this week, no doubt encouraged by the high temperatures. Coming from South Africa it’s not surprising that they’re happy. I remember an episode on Gardeners World about 10 years ago, when one of the presenters visited South Africa and showed us agapanthus growing wild on masse, what a treat to see! Anyway my bumblebees think they’re having a treat, in and out of the trumpet-shaped flowers. Some of the bumblebees on them have been the largest I’ve ever seen, I honestly don’t know how they fly! I had another exciting, large flying visitor this week, a Humming-bird Hawk-moth ‘Graeham Mounteney’. It first caught my…
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Garden Diary – Eating Tomatoes, & Admiring my Agapanthus
All that heat has made my tomatoes, and sun loving, South African, Agapanthus go into overdrive! In just one week I’ve gone from collecting the tomatoes in a small bowl, to a large plate and finally I’ve had to get the trug out and de-cobweb it! The tomato production normally cranks up a bit slower, but the unusually hot weather has brought everything on so quickly! Meaning I’m having to make time to transform the produce into meals for the freezer, in between renovating the house, and of course using the temporary kitchen! Everything in the greenhouse has had a boost, and the cucumbers have finally burst into full production…
