July rewards the gardener for their patience with a bountiful supply of vegetables and flowers.
Orange hues from pomegranate flowers and runner beans flowers interspersed with vibrant poppies, fragrant sweet peas and nasturtium flowers bring joy to the eyes. Dahlias and honeysuckle peer through the apple and bay foliage. Now is the time to enjoy the ‘fruits of one’s labour.’
The sight of fruit trees laden with apples, pears and plums fills the gardener with a satisfaction of what na...
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