Well, everything’s gone mad! Dry April, wetter than usual May, and more to the point, it was colder than usual. Got away (so far) without frosts, but the cold just delayed everything- until now!
The slightly warmer weather has given the green light to the plants and bushes to forge ahead with new growth.
Sandie has been weeding the beds, and strong hints have been given that it’s a joint effort, so my least favourite job of edging needs doing to complement her work.
And of course there’s always someone watching, and waiting for left-overs! https://youtu.be/X235kpx8RIQ
Three months into playing in the tunnel, what is it looking like? https://youtu.be/L9Da85uCQUQ?is=4wKPIP_pLAxEz5gp
The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII…
The time is late afternoon, the date is early May, after some heavy rain and…
Our wild flower meadow and orchard is a riot of colour and activity from the…
and the Turkey is already fat! But rather incongruously she is in the garden! Not…