The fruit has been growing for ages, it seems, but the tomatoes are finally starting to ripen.

Looks like being our first good crop for quite a few years after rain spoilt previous crops.

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I just wish I could slow time down at this point of the year. From April to June everything seems to grow so fast. The poppies have come and gone in a blink and our wild rose has almost finished flowering.

Now the flowers on the bushes are developing into flowers. The raspberries look good . . .

. . . and so do the blackcurrants . . .

As you can see, I’m a practical gardener and love plants that provide produce. The runner beans are starting to flower, although still have a way to grow up the wall, and the tomatoes are too.

So while it will be wonderful to eat the beans and tomatoes, and make jams and puddings, I don’t want the summer to pass by too fast.

I do enjoy flowers though and think the colour of these (haven’t a clue what they are ) is stunning . . .

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Wild foxgloves are just coming into flower this year up Hillsborough in Ilfracombe . . .

. . . but the paths are also starting to become overgrown.

Last year, the foxgloves and blackberries were cut down savagely before they had finished flowering. I do hope that North Devon Council, their contractors or whoever is responsible for tending this area can apply some common sense this year by trimming long grass and weeds without butchering all the flowers. Surely, landscape professionals should be able to exhibit expertise in this area. Isn’t that what they’re paid for?

Otherwise, locals, dog-walkers, walkers and visitors won’t be able to enjoy the marvellous natural beauty at its best.

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Our poppies are almost horizontal . . .

. . . but generally plants seem to be the better for the water and now the temperature is rising again . . .

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It’s a wonderful time of year when so many plants start to flower . . .

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They’re flowering thick and fast . . .

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The garden has been rather neglected in recent weeks due to business commitments and theatre productions, but luckily many plants look after themselves.

This summer our two red poppy plants promise a magnificent display. The original plant has over 10 heads starting to flower, while the second plant, which grew from a piece of root left when we moved the original plant, has about 20 heads.

The poppies always look so cheerful and the colours inside are as vibrant as those on the inside. They really make me feel that summer is here.

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