Red Cross garden was looking v nice last time I saw it (end of July) but I forgot to take any pictures. Here are some interim ones of the week before. The flowers I bought were all recommended for their long flowering season and are doing really well. I think it makes things nicer for everyone come in and out, certainly the people working there – and a lot of the beneficiaries stop to chat. Maybe gardening is a nice, casual way for people to start up conversations.

There’s also some garlic I dug up (which Mourad planted). These are the biggest bulbs and look proper, we’ve got lots of tiny ones at home.

It’s really helped that it’s been so wet. The rain has helped everything establish. I just need people to dead-head as I’m not there much in the holidays.

I also realise I don’t know what to do about harvesting veg! In my garden, I let everything bolt because it looks nice! But here it seems like we should really try and eat it. But it will RUIN the display…