Amateur Gardening

Always save some space for salvias

After all the rain we’ve received so far this year, the garden is looking fresh, full and fabulous. The kaleidoscope of colour has arrived, as if Mother Nature has spilled her entire paint palette on the garden. With all this variety, the struggle isn’t finding options, it’s choosing just one to write about! Julia x

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