Spring update

Rain has been the predominant feature of recent weekends, so it's made work less straight-forward than I might have hoped. However, with the help of Father Trial and Error we've put a new roof on the shed, rebuilt some raised beds and erected two bird boxes and some insect hotels (Oh yes - these aren't mere houses. Fashioned from bird boxes and stuffed with home-grown bamboo by Mother-in-law Trial and Error, they are a ladybird paradise). I've also managed to give myself a suntan with creosote. Planting has gone well with potatoes, carrots, beans and courgettes going in. Sadly the growing has been somewhat stymied by the incredible slug population boom. After I've written this post, I shall be researching mail-order hedgehogs.

Here's the evidence so far:

Serious concentration

Insect hotels!

Bird houses

Digging out the ground for the new raised beds

Filling the raised beds

Just another shot because I really like them

Planting up the beds: strawberries, cabbage and Love-in-a-mist. A perfectly sensible combination, before you say anything...

Vegetable progress:

 Fun with flowers: