![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hybiscus.jpg\")
<\/a>Hibiscus<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/its-got-huge.jpg\")
<\/a>It’s got huge<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/it-towers-over-the-chicken-run.jpg\")
<\/a>It towers over the chicken run<\/p><\/div>\n
We lopped it last year but it has grown back bigger than ever.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/the-holly-hocks-are-finally-starting-to-flowe.jpg\")
<\/a>The hollyhocks have finally started to flower<\/p><\/div>\n
Our holly hocks seem to be flowering long behind the ones we have seen in other gardens and on the verges.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hanging-basket-of-cherry-tomatos.jpg\")
<\/a>Hanging basket of cherry tomatoes<\/p><\/div>\n
This was my birthday present from my youngest son and his wife along with some garden centre vouchers. The tomatoes have just started ripening.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sloworm.jpg\")
<\/a>Slow worm on the patio<\/p><\/div>\n
And finally a small slow worm. Over the last few months we have spotted tiny, baby, slow worms, medium sized slow worms and huge, adult, sized slow worms. We have a healthy breeding population in our garden and see different sized ones every year during the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our hibiscus is looking amazing at the moment but it has grown enormous. We lopped it last year but it has grown back bigger than ever. Our holly hocks seem to be flowering long behind the ones we have seen … Continue reading