Garden Stuff

Paul and I get up early at this time of year.  Breakfast at 7.00 and then I take Rick out for his early morning walk around the village.  Back home, feed the dog and then get changed for our bike ride.  We went slightly further this morning to the village of Waddingham.  We return home, Rick is asleep on the sofa, and it’s just turned 9.00 a.m.  Not even coffee time.

This morning was sunny and breezy so we spent some time outside in the garden.  Paul is busy planting his vegetables in the potager.  The foxgloves and lupins we planted back in the autumn have just come into bloom; I  like these colourful, spikey, tall flowers that attract the bumblebees.

The late frost last week hit some of our shrubs that we weren’t able to cover.  The new growth on our Hydrangea bushes and big Castor Oil plant were affected, resulting in brown and shrivelled up leaves.   

Paul put up some pergola style wooden slats in the narrow passageway between the house and potting shed and the yellow rose has started to clamber over it. I think it brightens up a dull area of the garden.

I've no idea what this weed is but we've let it stay in a few places to soften up the patio, a decision we may come to regret in the future.  I think it's rather pretty.