{"id":117966,"date":"2020-07-26T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T05:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-joy-of-blooms-on-a-roof-terrace-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2020-07-26T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T06:03:52","slug":"the-joy-of-blooms-on-a-roof-terrace-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-joy-of-blooms-on-a-roof-terrace-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"The joy of blooms on a roof terrace | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhile quarantined away from the plot, there is comfort to be taken from new flowers at homeHome after three weeks. And it seems the roof terrace plants have done just fine without me. Liam has been watering. Kala has been dead-heading. The sun has been shining. The geraniums are a riot of bubblegum pink. The new roses have filled out and are in bloom. The midsummer cranesbill is a cloud of delicate blue. The Welsh poppy I had given up on \u2013 had even made plans to replace \u2013 is covered in bud, delicate flowers of a deep lemon-yellow. I feel happy and ashamed. I talk to it \u2013 don\u2019t tell anyone \u2013 singing its praises and apologising. I hope I have learnt a lesson. My impatience is deeply ingrained it seems.We spend a happy hour \u2013 or more \u2013 moving various pots around, so many different combinations. After a while we settle, stop switching each other\u2019s last move and stand back contented. It has been almost a life-saver this space, particularly through this strange spring and summer. We thank our stars to have somewhere quiet to be outside, access to plants, to the sky and birdsong. Continue reading…
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