Storm Darragh - on the way ⛈️

The calm before the storm .

I spent the morning lopping down any branches overhanging the summer house .

Then climbed in and lopped any hazel branches that might rub and displace the roof tiles on one side of the garage .

The hazel branches will be trimmed up , tied into bundles . I'll use these for supporting peas and beans next season . I haven't cut them all . I want the branches on the other side to grow somewhat larger for Runner beans .

Working fast to get things done before the bad weather comes in , but I couldn't help but stop to have a closer look at this beautiful mushroom .

Got a cover over this variegated and not so hardy Agave . It blew away in the last storm , but I found it and this time I have pushed in even more supports to hold it down .

Agave salmiana ferox has outgrown all my cloches . It is quite a tough one . I began putting some fencing around it , with a view to maybe throwing a tarpulin over it and some branches to hold it in place , but then I decided that this incoming storm is going to be more of a wind event and I think it will be o.k . I don't want it's beautiful sexy dark green leaves to get scratched or damaged at all. If I am wrong , then I will dash outside and cover it . I am hoping that this Agave will flower next year .

My Sweet Peas have germinated under the teepee I put over them . I tightened up the string around it and made sure the canes are pushed in deep and secure .

Covered over the garden seat with a tarpulin and moved it into a more sheltered spot . Storm Darragh is a red wind warning - danger to life with gusts of up to 90 mph . Take care everyone . So incase you wondered where I'd gone ...last month was horrible ....all manner of things going wrong such as the heating and hot water boiler breaking down , the kitchen tap not running properly which is making washing up a miserable task ....the men coming to replace one half of the new greenhouse roof and the replacement one also leaking ....they have agreed to replace it again , this time without a roof window , they say they can't come until January . So I have not been able to bring all the cactus and Epiphullum collection back into the greenhouse . I have had to remove the winter insulation roll stuff that is laid across the rafters , because the rain is coming down all over it . I have a deep tray into which the rain is running into .I hurt myself shifting heavy furniture so moving all the plants back in only to have to move them out again and then back in agian when thework is done is out of the question ! I know , it's all silly minor stuff going wrong as things do for everyone . I didn't want to fill my garden blog with all this misery .....so now I have ..sorry ! 🤣 The plants are all over the place ..in the shed ....in the porch ...on windowsills around the house . In the bigger picture I know people have alot worse things to deal with . I know . I know ....sigh ...and my heart goes out to you . The garden and the greenhouse is my happy , calming , peaceful and Spiritual place . (PTSD-not so bad now-still creeps back occasionally )

So , you'll be very glad to know , that's all fer now ! Cheerio and take care in the stormy weather . ⛈️🌧️ Next time I'll tell you about the fossil I found at Marazion ! 😀