Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 22 JuneA blueberry bush hung with clusters of pale unripe berries, rain beading on the glossy leaves and reddish stems, moss and grass showing through at the base.Week of 22 JuneArching blueberry branches carrying loose clusters of small pale green berries, the leaves wet and blue-grey on their undersides, mown grass and trees beyond.Week of 29 JuneA handful of blueberries clustered on a pale wooden board with a yellow-green tomato above them and a single red berry at the right edge.Week of 29 JuneAbout two dozen blueberries scattered across a pale wooden board, varying in size, most still carrying a dusty grey bloom over deep purple skin.Week of 29 JuneA tight cluster of blueberries on the bush, some still pale green, others flushed pink and two ripened dusty blue, held among leathery dark leaves.Week of 29 JuneA glass jar packed with blueberries and a few dark wineberries on a dark kitchen counter, condensation on the glass, a knife block behind and small red and green tomatoes beside it.Week of 6 JulyA row of high-bush blueberries along a strip of bare soil at the edge of a mown lawn, their thin arching stems in full leaf, with woodland and a pale fence rail beyond.Week of 13 JulyBlueberries spread out in a single layer to dry on a rainbow-striped tea towel on a dark worktop, an orange plastic punnet of more berries behind.Week of 20 JulyBlueberry bushes draped in white insect netting, clusters of pink-blushed berries showing through the mesh, with mown grass in front and woodland behind.Week of 3 AugustA glass measuring jug heaped with blueberries standing on a kitchen scale, its display reading 57.6. Three red tomatoes rest on a paper towel beside it.
