I took this photo at the end of August, to show the "other" apples in the jardin. This is just a baby tree, and it had a hard start in life. When we bought the house the tree was leaning way over to one side, with its roots exposed on the other side. Every time Mum comes to visit she props it up with forked stick. This makes it happier, which has made it start to produce more fruit each year, which then makes it heavier, so it leans over again. Also, as the summer progresses, these other perennials start to swamp it too. I now know that they are phlox! The combination is (was) charming. Now I am picking the apples, for my own health and the health of the tree.
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