Pack of 2 Oasis Foam Wreath Rings 12" (31cm)

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There’s a small pond, a mini water meadow full of marsh marigolds and lady’s smock, a small vegetable plot, greenhouse and poly tunnel. The photo is in a metal Players cigarette box frame my father-in-law made to protect the picture while he carried it around during National Service in Korea in the 1950s. This one is made from recycled wood and 1920s window frames which came from a house in the village having double glazing fitted. Forget me nots fill another whole bed, providing ground cover for the soil until the bed is required for summer crops.

The flowers were loosely tied so that Joan could spend a few happy hours arranging them in assorted vases and fill the windowsills with colour.I’m sure the cat thinks it’s a dog, as it joins in with all the ball games, and tries to come for a walk down the lane with us.

I don’t grow in traditional rows, everything is mingled together and much is grown in window boxes and containers, with many different varieties ripening early, mid-season and late. But she never forgot the names of the flowers, and my posies gave us something cheerful to talk about.

I never tied the plant in, it simply hooked itself up through the branches and produced huge sprays of cascading stems. They are good for cut flowers, lasting at least a week to 10 days in a vase if you change the water each day. I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy as I was this weekend wandering around my plot choosing flowers for Joan. The climbing beans are pink-flowered Celebration which don’t go stringy and crop late into the season. They are out and about at dusk, making nests in the bottom of the ‘fedge’ and under the old disused hen house.