Down by the sea

I am always reminded of  Harvest Festivals in September and the images from this month in the garden have that feel! Going to school in Kent (known as the Garden of England) the harvest festivals always had an abundance of fresh produce and the apples always dominated the display. The smell of them too was amazing. I love it when nature takes charge - we had strong winds last week and the sunflowers are now leaning over the flower border and look so much better there! I sowed some garlic chive seeds in the spring and we have been enjoying their flowers rather than cutting the leaves for flavouring and garnishes. The greenhouse has been full of tomatoes ripening.  The onions grown from seed are huge and will be useful in cooking over the winter. We were away for a week in September and as it was heading towards the end of the season we didn't bother to get anyone to do any watering, the weather was warm and dry and luckily the garden didn't look the worse for the lack of water.