All about the Alpacas!
With all the sunshine we have been having I thought I would show some of the lovely flowers in the garden that are in full bloom. I really love the Peachy coloured Hollyhock which I got as a very small plant last year and had almost forgotten about until I spotted it today looking so gorgeous! The window boxes are doing well, I keep deadheading which should help them flower a bit longer. Today the butterflies were out in force, Peacock, small tortoiseshell, white, and a red admiral were all on one plant. Viola and Dianthus were doing well. Although I have not had a big glut of raspberries we have picked enough for our desserts a few times and they were delicious too! We visited a farm shop up near Cockerham Sands recently where they breed Alpacas, who came across to see what we were eating, which was a huge ice cream each which is home made on the farm. They looked so funny as they had just been shorn of their...