Pretty weeds

Last year I had mixed successes with my “live and let live” philosophy, letting plants grow that I did not recognise to see if they would produce pretty flowers. This year I have learnt from some of my mistakes (no more deadly nightshade), but luckily some new plants have sprung a surprise.

I moved a tiny fern-like plant that I found at the boundary of our garden to a more prominent place: you never know! To my surprise after our holiday bright blue spikes of flowers appeared, outperforming my expectations and definitely not belonging to a fern. Google assisted in giving this freebee a name: Jacob’s ladder. A perennial which is likely to self-seed and spread further throughout the garden.

Right next to the Jacob’s ladder I filled a gap with a little blue violet. Or so I thought, because covered in pollen by its neighbour proudly stands a little blue lobelia. I love it that the garden keeps amazing me.

Also I might have accidentally introduced a “weed” of my own to our garden. Nasturtiums love our sandy, poor soil and are popping up everywhere, even in the garden path. They are so prolific that I don’t think this garden will ever get rid of them and they will keep brightening up the garden for several years to come.

With a little help from my friends

I think the war on slugs might have just taken an unexpected turn. Out of nowhere Major toad appeared in the salad growing bag. Quite an interesting choice of abode, but he is welcome to stay if he hoovers up a slug or two on the go.