A Fellow Grower Visits, Something Ate My Apples & Grasses, The Lavenders Are Coming Back & The Zinnias Are Kicking Off

Hello and welcome. It's Tuesday 29 July 2025 and I hope you had a good weekend. It's a warm and sunny evening tonight and I'm recording on the plot.

I've been busy clearing thistles and watching fence posts being installed to support the fence panels that will be going up around the newly-cleared area. There's also been lots of cutting, weeding, deadheading and watering going on. I've also been busy contacting local florists and inviting them to the plot so I can show them what's available.

The big flowers of the moment are zinnias and dahlias, whilst the originals continue to flourish (it's those cornflowers again...). I welcomed a fellow grower to the plot this morning to collect some stems: it was a lovely visit and she invited me to visit her farm next week, which I can't wait to do.

I'm just about to start planning flowers for a wedding next week, so there's lots going on. And those perky little lavender plants are coming back so they will need a home too. I hope you enjoy this episode: please come back and join me for the next episode!

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