It was a day full of fragrance at NC on Monday as we set to mulching the peony border with shredded twigs. Standing on top of the warm decomposing pile we were bathed in aromatic steam from the eucalyptus wood, not quite as restful as a day at the spa but it smelt just as good! After lunch found us cutting back yet another herbaceous border, this one in front of the peach house and largely overtaken by giant bronze fennel which we thinned down to six or seven plants, not an easy job as we discovered the large tap roots seemed to go down as far as Australia. The aroma of aniseed surrounded us on all sides and almost made us dizzy with its intensity. I'm just glad we didn't have to shift logs, it took the boys a whole day to remove the old tree and now, apart from the stump, you wouldn't know it was ever there.
"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same"
Helen Keller
Pics- just a couple of snaps from around the garden, I especially like the ladybirds huddled together to hibernate.
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