A very rainy June day in North Yorkshire

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Ohhhhhhhhhh, I am a bit fed up. The rain is coming down in buckets and I keep having to dish out first aid to various plants in the garden and in tubs. The weight of the rain, is finally breaking stems and branches. been out in the pouring rain to try and show you how wet it is. Looking at the pics, it makes our place look nicer than it is in real life, if you know what I mean. The camera does lie, it misses out the bits you don’t want to show people. Any way if it gets much worse, I am packing a bag and coming out to see those of you in sunnier climes. Karen, I’d be panicking if I were you. lol Jx

This is from one of the kitchen windows onto terrace and back field. Wet, wet, wet.

This is from the kitchen out to veg garden patio. Yeup, you might notice we have LOTS of areas to sit in. Well you never know where you might want to sip on a nice cold drink of something!! All I can think of are the weeds, the slugs and the bl***y rain. No sitting out at the moment.

This is sort of the other angle from the same window, towards the veg garden and pond. Paul, pond not been done yet, still just as it was dug out, without any futher work. Might have to ask you to come up and get to work. Lol.

Kitchen window up the back field. You should hear the rain coming off the hill, all going under the terrace and into the River Aire. The new terrace has about 5 drainage channels either side of it, under it and behind it. It was a major engineering job. Probably wise considering the rain we get.

Fair bouncing

My grand entrance up to the new terrace. Okay it’s a bit!!! wet today and I think we’ll pass onthe bbq tonight. The pond is immediately to the left of the steps.

Wet pond – and that’s on the edge of it, not in it. Iris’ got fed up with rain and shed beautiful blooms. Grrr.

Wet standard rose, that was a bit iffy, before the rain drowned it.Loads of buds though.

Wet view from front door.

Even wetter view from same front door!

This bed does have that intense colour that the rain and ensuing light, sometimes give. Had to stake the freesia on way to work this morning. It was looking a little er.. well flattened really.

Looking down the front flower bed, by the front door and on to the farm yard. The antirrhinums are very slow this year. Well, they did come up from last year, but a sheep got out and ate them :(( . It also ate the hydrangea, the one in the pic is a brand new one to replace it – just loads smaller:(

FINALLY, some little friends that wanted to be inside, where the heating is ON!

Can a cat smile any more than that!

Well folks that is it for today. I am begining to seriously worry about all the rain and the damage to the plants. Thought I’d better take some pics, whilst I still had a garden, before it ends up in The River Aire, along with the run off. Oh, should include a hard earned top tip here. DON’T put too much water retaining gel in your hanging baskets. Why? Because they get bl***y heavy in the rain and pull the brackets out of the wall. Not a good look for a hanging basket, upside down with the plants all squashed…………………..!
I have a sheepy blog to write as well, as took some pics of Mick hand clipping sheep. I will save that for another wet day, when It’s too rainy to play out!
Bye all, off to supplement the 5 a day, with fermented grape juice. Will raise a glass to you all.
Love Jane x

16 Jun, 2012
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Lijemc

Your garden looks great even in the rain ;-) Love your little friends and that smile says it all :D

16 Jun, 2012

A very rainy June day in North Yorkshire

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