February Fill Dyke

The Open Days for the NGS went by without any fuss or trouble and everyone thought the garden looked good, so what was I worrying about? We obviously did not have too many people as I had asked the powers that be to not advertise it as I personally thought it was not far enough on for viewing.

Have planted my tomato seeds, there is nothing like your own fresh tomatoes straight from either the garden or the polytunnel, this year we are growing 6 different varieties, two are the cherry type which are known here as snacking tomatoes as everyone who goes in the tunnel just picks a handful and wanders off with them.

It is poring with rain at the moment so gardening has ground to a halt today, can not even do anything in the nursery yet,

Monet's Influence

This is a picture of my poor old weeping willow. I read somewhere that Monet pollarded his every three years and so what is good enough for him is good enough for me. This is the third time we have done this and it always surprises me how much it grows in a very short time, it will be 'weeping' again before the end of summer.

The weather is holding me up again at the moment, I was getting on quite well with the weeding although there is still some cutting back to do I will hopefully get it done before next Thursday and Friday when we have two charity days for the NGS - not really advertising them as the garden is a bit behind.