It was a fabulous sunny day when I took my regular walk around our roses and herb farm last week. It was a real treat for the senses as, apart from the perfumed roses, many of the herbs and foliage are at the peak of their season.

The bright sunlight was dancing off the honeysuckle and warming the blackberries. The lavender was alive with honey bees and butterflies and the field of roses that we've planted for rosehips were very close to producing this wonderful fruit as the petals from flowers were starting to fall.

I really love this this time of year. The shortening days taking us a step closer to Autumn, the abundance of crop and the preparation which one needs to do now in advance of the prolonged period of cool weather which we know is ever closer.

In real terms we're only half way through the English season on our farm as we will continue producing our cut scented garden roses and herbs until early November, weather permitting. But the shorter days will lower the yields. You may have already experienced this in your own gardens as your roses may be starting to shed the petals from their final flush.

Worth celebrating and savouring this glorious abundance between now and November don't you think?