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Clematis, Supper and A Poem

We have a number of Clematis over the arch in the vegetable garden and this year the purple ones, Warsaw Nike,  are the most floriferous that they have ever been,eight flowers already and a dozen buds to come.

Tonight’s supper of Chicken Korma and Aloo Sag with Onion Bhajis was scrumptious.

The poet, Brian Bilston, has given me permission to post his new poem here. It’s for all of us who are outraged at the current circumstances, for those of us who have spent a life protesting and who are still at it when we can. A group of us, choir friends, would have been at the Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday morning but as we are self isolating, we will be lighting candles instead. I think it was written for our Dear friend, Ti, too.

 

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Six on Saturday – After July Rain

The garden has been parched for weeks so the heavy rain of the last couple of days has been very welcome, except where it has beaten flowers down, showing us too (as the Propagator confesses) to be too sanguine about staking the tall plants. Reminder to self – do better next year!   I love the photographic opportunity that raindrops provide.

1.  Yorkshire Fog – covered in raindrop jewels.

Yorkshire Fog grass

2.   Bill Mackenzie Clematis

Bill Mackenzie Clematis

3. Bill Mackenzie seed head

Bill Mackenzie seed head

4.  Agapanthus – these are having the most amazing year. We have at least 30 blooms on their way.

Agapanthus

5.  Clematis Warsaw Nike

Clematis Warsaw Nike

6.  Nasturtium Verve

Nasturtium Verve

To see lots more of Six on Saturday, visit The Propagator’s blog and read comments and get links to gardens and gardeners around the world.

 

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