May 21st 2006

	The gooseberries in the veggie garden look almost ready to pick

	The 'Nellie Moser' clamatis covers the obelisk with its huge flowers.

	'Hansa' an old rose is just beginning to bloom

	'Therese Bugnet' another old rose competes on the other side of the arbour

	'The Rose of York' Soon this rose will flourish with so many blossoms that the branches will bend to the lawn This was the official rose of the House of York in medieval England during the Wars of the Roses from 1455 to 1487

Looking back a few years