St Clement's

Today it's a tale of oranges and lemons... well, an update on progress since June. The orange tree looked healthy then and continues to do so, but the lemon tree looks much better! A little attention works wonders.

From this in June....

... to this by September!

All three citrus have now been cleared of weeds/other plants, fertilised and top-dressed with fresh compost. Whether the kumquat will survive its move remains to be seen - if it doesn't I'll buy another next spring to replace it.

Still looking healthy - but no flowers

Kumquat move

After its treatment a couple of months ago, the kumquat has shown some signs of improvement, but still hasn't produced much new growth. I decided that the time had come to give it a different position - to where it will get much more sunlight. It's now been dug out of its original bed and put in a large pot against a wall, where it will get both more light and less wind.

In its old position

Re-planted

Conservatory coming soon

Conservatory building is due to start next week, so lots of preparatory work has been done. It meant saying a sad farewell to the myrtle, loganberry, pyracantha and bay tree. The composter has been moved, the paths lifted (retaining the paving blocks to re-lay later), and we've begun breaking up the footings for the old ponds.