Thank you, guys
I fear I chose the wrong year to do this - we've had the wettest and coldest May ever measured (they started recording it over a century ago), and June thus far has been pretty much as horrible as May was - cold, windy and rainy. Most of the plants seem to be quite happy, though - one of the forget-me-nots I planted now sports two flowers with a lot of tiny buds, and the roses have grown quite a bit. My Coral Dawn now has a bud that's about to open, and I can hardly wait to see what it looks like in full bloom.
There have been some small setbacks - my fuchsia is sulking, and three of the strawberry plants I ordered online came with fungus gnats in their soil. I realised that yesterday - I got some plants for my mother as well, and kept them inside for a few days. There were a lot of small flies around them, but I didn't think to take a look at my own plants then, and when looking at the soil in the window box, I realised there were several dozens of small gnats there. That probably explains why the plants themselves seem under the weather, so while waiting for the stores to open again after Pentecost, I've covered surface with perlite, hoping that that will keep the gnats from laying more eggs and larvae from surfacing as new gnats.
I was a bit worried about the hanging basket - both because of the amount of soil per plant and possible issues with watering, but the bacopas, the silver falls, the million bells and the vervain all seem very happy
Oh, and the sugar snap window box is doing great - there are way too many plants there, and I've sown some flax, cinnamon basil and cornflowers there as well, so if everything survives, it will be really crowded. The wind has been an issue (again, it's not supposed to be as windy as it currently is), but the kitty-proofing net turned out to be a great support for the climbing vines!
