The bog garden has grown so much in the few months we have been here, obviously the wet ground has made it ideal for the plants that have been growing in pots for far too long
This rose I believe is Rosa Pauls Scarlet Clg. one of about 5 roses growing along the wall when we arrived, these were the only plants we found here, which was disappointing given the age of the mill I had hoped to find amazing discoveries of long forgotten plants.
The long border has been dug over now and planted, I've just checked it is just 3 weeks since the last photos were taken, I think my Mum and Dad must have been down to help with the digging and planting and general slaving. Most of the plants in the garden are all the bargins that nobody wants, sale plants (I've had some tremendous bargins), gifts or from my mums huge garden, or ones I have grown from seed. Gertrude Jekyll's will be proud of the colour schemes one day...flowing red/orange/yellow/white/blue/purple/pink.
The toilet bed has been dug over and prepared - I must have worked very hard it was only 3 weeks ago the photo was taken with it covered in nettles, and I seem to remember I had an operation on my right hand on the 29th May so digging was painful and seeing as I couldn't even pull my knickers up properly yet!.. (this is not why it is called the toilet bed) the little door on the side is an old privvy.