The planting I worked on this summer turned out a great success, better than I had hoped. All the plants rooted themselves well and grew lush and big; several of them bloomed. The one exception was the Epimedium which look as small and weak as they did when I planted them. (That’s why the edge nearest the stairs looks so bare.)

The tomatoes I’ve already written about; despite the unpruned tangle they grew into, they’ve borne masses of lovely sweet, juicy fruit.

The broccoli on the other hand have been a total and utter failure. Apparently broccoli needs more than just soil, sun and water. This is the result: