A is for Artichoke Flowers, the show is about to start on the allotment
A is Also for Abundance – A Carrier Bag of Crops
B is for bluergh Blight has hit some of the tomato pants growing in the garden, not surprising with the recent humid weather
.A better B is a Bowl of juicy Blackberries, destined for a version of Creme De Cassis
C is for a Cheery looking Canna in the garden
C is for Cornichon creeping across the allotment, more of these to come, along with the pickling recipe
Oh! I’ve been watching the hedgerows for blackberries, and ours aren’t nearly ready yet! Can’t wait.
These are the first, and are mainly at the bottom of the plants, the rest have a way to go yet. Happy scrumping
Those blackberries look so good! Look forward to seeing artichoke flowers – a new one for me!
It seems to have taken forever to get to this stage, I think I must be impatient! The flowers are stunning so I’m hoping to get a couple of decent photos – fingers crossed !
Beautiful photos! It looks like a good year for your plot! Blackberries are coming ripe here, too. Not enough yet for pie, but I’ve been putting them in pancakes, muffins and cereal for a week now. Thanks, Claire!
Thank you Cindy, as with all gardening it’s mixed fortunes, some things are thriving, others well they’ve bene struggling, I’m not sure at all if I’ll get many pumpkins, but looking on the bright side of life there are blackberries
Aren’t those cannas great? I planted a bunch of them for the first time this year.
I love cannas, so bright and breezy with a hint of tropicana, I leave mine in the ground all year, and whenever I move them they seem to take a year to settle back down. And now I’m wondering what colour your cannas are
I like the ones with orange and red flowers, and dark or dark variegated foliage.
I have lots of green blackberries at the moment – I’m looking forward to them being as juicy as yours!
These are the first, I think it will be a couple of weeks befor ethey really start producing, I’m lucky as I have them bordering my plot so I can help myself while I’m working
Blackberries look great and the artichoke flowers brighten any garden…looking forward to cornichon pickle recipe…
It’s like a pickle factory around here, except one run by a mad scientist! I’m experimenting with recipes at the moment, so far I’m favouring the traditional French Cornichon recipes…….
I would love to have those blackberries.
Those are the ones that made it home, the rest were scoffed by yours truly while I was “working” on my plot
What a lovely and novel way to learn the gardening A, B, Cs.
Gorgeous pictures.
Thank you! I had a motley collection of photos and wasn’t quite sure what to do with them ! I wonder if I should continue on my alphabetical tour of the allotment and garden
I know I would enjoy it if you continued with the alphabet.
I would love a bowl of those blackberries!
The blackberries seem popular ! I tend to eat them fresh, as neither of us is a big pudding lover, but I guess that’s the best way to eat and enjoy them
Could not have described August better myself
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I’m now wondering what the D, E and F cound be, maybe as it’s England D for damp
yum, your summer crops look delicious, lovely pics
Thanks Christine
What a great, creative post, Claire, and wonderful way to celebrate your garden and its harvest. Continued good luck, especially with the pickling. (Though, I don’t think you can be a mad scientist if you think you’re a mad scientist.)
Thanks John, I also can’t be a mad scientist as I don’t own or wear a lab coat
Great Photos – what a bounty!
Thank you, lots of summer meals !
I am sure enjoying looking at your garden goods! It is so encouraging, because mine are gone. The summer here proved to be just too much for my poor plants. I tore EVERYTHING out and we are in the midst of putting together raised beds. I will temporarily put up a makeshift fence to keep the geese out, so that I can get my peas and broccoli, etc. started for fall and winter harvesting. This should prove to be a more satisfactory season. Oh yes, and we have rain again!
~ Lynda
It sounds like you are quite determined Lynda ! It seems we have a constant battle with the weather – too cold, wet, dry, hot, windy – but with your tactics to stop the geese nibbling and cooler weather it sounds like you should be successful ! Happy gardening
Those blackberries look amazing. I planted some a few years ago but they did not take
What a shame they didn’t take, I wonder why? I’m fortunate with these as they were planted as a barrier alongside the outer fence before I took my plot on!
Each photo is just lovely, Claire! I love the creativity of your ABC’s! The photo of the artichoke flowers is just gorgeous. What beautiful colors. Dare we think you’re going to go forward with the alphabet? We might learn more. I didn’t know you were growing blackberries, too. I’ll just add my voice to the others to say I find them to be a prize in any garden!
Debra
I was feeling a bit impatient with the artichoke debra, as I’ve been waiting for seemingly AGES for it to flower, so yes I do plan a wee artichoke show
And I’m debating the rest of the alphabet – today is D for damp, and I’m trying to work out how to illustrate that 
Oh and the blackberries came with my plot as part of the fencing/boundary so they are a freebie !
Oh, I so love blackberries…
They seem very popular Shimon, we are just getting into the season here, so I need to remembe rto take a bag out with me at all times, so I can carry my treasures home !
WOW! They seem all so nice, especially the colours fascinated me dear Claire, Thanks and Love, nia
Thank you dear Nia, I’m hoping to take photos of the artichoke when it flowers – such a vivid purple
Blackberries already…I’m envious! R and W in Arigna today…rain and wind.
Hmmm R&W is frustrating for a gardener, needed but frustrating! We’ve had very hot and humid days, perfect for Blight which has unfortunately made an appearance……
You’re making me antsy for the hot weather to subside and the gardens to come back to life!
I guess August is pretty hot where you are! But t then think of that extended growing season you have and I get equally antsy !
The wild blackberries are finished here, but the cukes are never-ending!
Love the photos today – especially the artichoke!
For some reason I would have thought your blackberry season was about now, oh well shows you what I don’t know ! I bet you are in a bean and cuc frenzy – I think gluts just test our imaginations
And thanks Marie, the artichoke photo is a favourite of mine too
My blackberries are starting to ripen – wondering how long I have to wait now till I can eat them
What kind of artichokes are you growing? The flowers look very interesting, anyway.
The artichokes were given to me so I don’t know what kind they are – so they come under the general “allotment artichoke” description. And yes I’m waiting and waiting for it to flower
Gorgeous images.
thanks yummy !
Blackberries! Ours are green and red (I forage for them about town), but I’m still picking up windfall Gravenstein apples each week. Are you going to make liqueur out of your berries?
The berries are part of my boundary/fence on the allotment so come free with the plot! Nothing better than a forrage, even if it is on my doorstep !
And yes Sharyn, I plan to make a creme de cassis, I know the original calls for black currants but I didn’t have enough this year, but I do usually have lots of blackberries. …..
D is for Deluge–of beets, summer squash, total volume, take your pick! (Though there is no such thing as too many blackberries!)
It sounds like a great deluge Inger! And isn’t it what gardening and growing your own is all about – it’s the best bit isn’t it
Love your A, B, C’s! And that first photo is striking!
Thank you, I’m waiting for the flower to properly appear!
Oh, Claire.. you’ve got the most wonderful green thumb.. just look at those berries!!
I’ll confess Smidge that I don’t actually grow them as they are part o fthe hedging/fencing on my plot, I just hack them back every now and then ! But as you can imagine, I more than happy to pick my freebies
That’s awesome!!
Adore your blogs new look! The opening photo of the artichoke is my favorite. It’s a pleasure to see your garden progress. Summer is finally here!
Thank you Deb, I wans’t sure about it, but fancied a change – I’ve still yet to get to grips with the settings though !
beautiful photos and I can’t wait to see artichoke flowers!
blessings,
Tj
Thank you TJ, I’m waiting too, they have such a remarkable purple flower and are a real bee magnet
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It is great to see what your side of globe has for its harvests. We in Midatlantic U.S.A. don’t have the mild winters to grow an artichoke, but the flowers look lovely. Ours are grown in California, but maybe….our cannas are also blooming, and tomatoes are our main harvest right now. Cucumbers and melons too. Best to you!
Hi there and thanks for popping in ! I know what you mean about seeing other gardens around the world – finding the similarities and noticing the differences. I woul dlove to give melons a go, maybe next year…….
Happy gardening !
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Those blackberries look stunning and the fact that you are making creme de cassis is just wonderful!
I should really call it creme de mure but everyone seems to say mure?
I love this post! Beauty, humor, delights abound. Blackberries are one of my perennial favorites, and liqueurs are so fun to make. I’ve not tried my hand at pickling, only the quick varieties, but I’ve no doubt that your cornichons will be fabulous. And I agree with all the others here: what a spectacular artichoke photo.
My only concern at the moment is how uncomfortable the tomatoes must be with Blight in their pants!!
xoxo