What do you get at the end of June? Why, the gorgeousness that is English soft fruit.

From StrawberriesandraspberriesJune 09

Very tasty. And, if you look closely, you might just see our first blackcurrants ripening in the back garden.

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And what do you make with strawberries? Why, strawberry jam. Very tasty. And, if you look in this photograph of our rather messy kitchen (Pam, this one is for you) you’ll be abel to see a jar. We’ll just skip over the fact its made from a cheap glut of strawberries from the market, rather than from our own backgarden. They don’t last that long.

From StrawberriesandraspberriesJune 09

There’s also sweet peas, my first lot. These are the variety Swan Lake, from a plant I bought at the garden centre I planted at the allotment. They’re flowering at about 75cm tall, quite short really, but rather pretty and very smelly (just what I like).

From StrawberriesandraspberriesJune 09

In the back garden my sweet peas are at least over a metre now, (on the left on the obelisk of this shot) and the first buds are just about to appear. Yippee! Flowers for the summer. Talking about the back garden… this is what it looks like. Lots of annuals in a bid to aid the evening bind weed attack session. And our new ‘hen’

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And finally, this is my new pressie

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