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Smashed

My garden has been flattened by gale-force winds and hail. All day long I paced between the windows, trying to get the best view through the wind and rain of what might be left intact. Late in the afternoon I was able to pop out and have a look around. All my tomato plants have been destroyed, a courgette is looking pretty sad, the lettuces have windburn, the only sunflower to have been doing well is now horizontal and it looks like about half the plums have been scattered over the bottom of the section.

Oh well. I’ve more seedlings growing inside and in the time since I planted my beds I’ve come up with some better plans. I’m going to busy this weekend. That’s if the weather improves!

Garden Envy

Nikki mentioned envying an established garden a week or so ago and I can completely understand. Her post reminded me of this picture which I took last April at the Common Ground community garden in Island Bay. I love this plot. I love the curves. I love the reuse of materials. I love the mulch. Mostly I love that it’s a poster for permaculture - the close plantings, the companion planting and the messiness. I look at this picture and can’t help wishing my own garden had curves instead of the squares and rectangles which are appearing.

Oh well, maybe next year. In the meantime, I can comfort myself with a reminder of what it looked like before I started: