With the arrival of warmer weather and long days giving lots of extra light, the new grass at the front has now taken off properly and we’ve been able to dismantle the cat fence.

New Lawn 22 May

Having full access again has meant that we’ve been able to make a start on the herb garden, including stepping stones to facilitate picking.  After another thorough weed we’re planning to collect and clean old pea gravel from the back garden to top dress and finish off this bed.

Herb bed 22 May

We still haven’t decided on the long-term planting for the front border, so this is about to be filled with spare dahlias from the allotment to provide a burst of summer/early autumn colour.

Talking of autumn, the passing of the year can be seen on the crab apple with the setting of fruit now very evident.  Crab apple jelly in a couple of months – with some fruit left for the local blackbirds.

Crab apples setting May 2019