There I was moaning about the state of the garden....... I had spent the afternoon digging out that awful rooty, strong grass which had taken over the flower beds.......again. (It's true, I give most of my attention to the flowers, just can't resist them......)
Anyway, Paddy was planting a few trees nearby and he said to me "Go down and look under the green netting there's a surprise there." Well! The beauty of the Purple Sprouting Broccoli which was in full flower under the netting took my breath away. It had been doing nothing all winter, and I suppose I am very ignorant, but I didn't have a clue when to expect the crop.
This patch is as lovely as a field of lavender in Provence, and even better we are having it for tea with the left over mushroom risotto from last night.
Hi Caitriona, found your lovely blog by chance on Twitter. Great photos and an interesting take on life in rural Ireland.
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