I have removed the plastic covers from the two buoyant pansy tubs. The third one remains covered in the vain hope that more of them will germinate.

No pictures since they look so similar to the last time they were photographed.

Whilst number four continues to strive towards the Guinness World Record of 7.76 m (25 ft 5 in), number two is the star performer from a looks point-of-view.

Not only is his flower the biggest of the lot (though none of them have opened up yet), but it’s also developed a bonus bud two-thirds of the way up his trunk!

This kind of offsets the earlier bad news about number one.

As promised, here’s a couple of shots of the nasturtiums rampaging their way across the patio. They have grown into and around all their neighbours - to the extent that I have to keep shuffling the fushia in the blue pot a few inches to the left every weekend.

I think it’s fairly clear that a round pot was not the best choice for these lovely things, since the ones in the middle have to fight for light and water and are therefore a bit dog-eared. If I do them next year I think I’ll get some long, thin troughs for them.