Good growing!
As the sun slips below that blue grid of sky between tall city blocks and trees cling to their remaining leaves, one thing is sure: autumn is well and truly upon us. It's been a busy summer for the City Gardener, particularly on the growbox. Over the past five months, the raised bed I signed up for in the green oasis between grubby surface level car parks has really come into its own. With a little TLC, peas sprawled up a tidy cane framework and I enjoyed harvest after harvest of succulent mangetout. (Nothing quite beats steaming freshly picked veg you've grown yourself!). I had a good haul of runner beans (from the communal growbox) and a modest collection of radishes too... But the real stars of the show were the flowers. Though difficult to tame, the dahlia I inherited from the growbox's previous 'tenant' has been a stunner, holding aloft profusions of scarlet fireworks and giving good height (if not stature!). I also packed the side...