I know I said previously that greenery was probably the best way to go in the yard but mentioning the two metre square of sunlight that the back wall gets set me thinking about the possibility of introducing some summer colour.

On impulse yesterday I bought two hanging baskets with brackets and then went looking for some trailing, flowering plants to fill them with. In between showers this morning I fixed them either side of the back gate with the strategic intention of capturing whatever scarce sunlight the yard receives. (I timed it, by the way, and the sunpatch migrates slowly from left to right over a period of about four hours, roughly giving each basket two hours each of sunshine - when the sun does shine, of course.)



The gate is in need of some attention and will probably need replaced, but one thing at a time.

I planted the same trailing varieties in each basket: one fuschia (Matt Busby - is this a bad omen, will things come crashing down?), one purple surfinia and four or five mixed lobelia.

So, I will just have to feed them, water them and then wait and see. I may have cause to regret that previous reference to prissy pinks in the near future if things go well.