The big news from the garden is that a second asparagus fern has appeared followed a couple of days later by a third, so I am now hopeful that all five crowns will prove to be viable.

Earlier this week I raked, mowed and soaked the lawns and shortly after there was some heavy rain, and the grass is really starting to grow.  I stand by the view that grass is be one of the least rewarding things to grow as it is fickle and takes an inordinate amount of effort.  However, if our garden is to be a model of what you can do in a small patch then neat, green lawns really do make a visual impact, so I am going to keep putting the effort in this summer.

This morning Lynn and I worked together tidying the wisteria and pyrocanthus and largely re-filling the green bin that had only been emptied the day before.

The sugar snap peas at home have been the best we’ve ever grown, with healthy plants and heavy crops.

Sugar snaps