Home from work to a sunny but very windy evening in the Magic Garden. I was not surprised to find the tomato ‘house’ has been blown to shreds. I think the tomato plants will recover but they are now inside the summerhouse until its a bit warmer outside on a regular basis. On the good side the potatoes are beginning to come through with Casablanca just sprouting ahead of the others. On the other side of the Magic Garden as far away as I can get them, the raspberry I brought from the allotment is in flower, belying its ‘autumn’ status. Raspberries and potatoes are the opposite of companion planting.

I had a lovely wander round inspecting the progress of the garden and noting where I need to rescue plants from more robust neighbours.. I have some delicate looking alliums coming out. The white version of the centaurea montana is out and is much more delicate than the common blue version.