Cheers to Rich up in the Lake District for sending us a couple of pictures of his back garden. “The fox and cubs have taken over but look quite nice.” He was saying there is a theory that the Romans originally brought them over which makes interesting reading.

“There used to be a Roman road crossing right past the village. Historically the road we live in was called Watery lane though not anymore. That was because of all the natural springs (that are still bubbling out of our front gardens now). It would’ve been a good place for Roman soldiers to water horses. As these flowers are all over the hillside along with fig trees, they may have been brought here 2000 years ago by the Romans as flowers and figs are native to southern Europe”. Interesting idea Rich and ta for getting in touch.

By the way what are the figs like Rich? We are still not sure if you can grow ones that are edible and a decent amount of them as we’ve heard conflicting reports. We love a fig here and even have a soft spot for a fig roll with a cup of tea. Answers on a postcard please gardening friends if you’ve heard otherwise too.