Here is the first Precious Platinum of the season, picked for Mum. It’s her favourite, with a divine scent. The rose was transplanted from her garden.

There’s hardly any need to pick flowers to bring inside; they are visible from nearly every window. From my computer this evening I have this view:

The Cecile Brunner has always been lovely at this time of year, but not quite as good as it was, filling the whole window, when I took the photo below (left) in the 1990s. The photo on the right was taken today.

I look through the window in the morning and plan what I will do in the garden that day, or maybe later that week.

Today I planted two tomato plants and some lettuces. Next, the lawn needs mowing and there are some geranium cuttings to pot up. The roses in containers could have some liquid fertiliser and the citrus trees are due for more food. Now that it’s summer weather, it’s time to put saucers back under the pots and containers. That’s tomorrow’s jobs sorted.