The bluebell battle is on. Our wild bluebells have become crossed with Spanish bluebells from elsewhere. It may be a losing fight but we will try.
Our first celery in a vase has been put out in the veg bed. Another is now in the vase and we await roots. I think if we can get enough going we can be self sufficient in celery by the end of summer.
No swallows nor martins, not surprising it is unusually cold.
Down by the pond no spawn this year, no toads/newts/frogs.
We do have marsh marigolds and our first flower on the water lily.
We have had two days of warm sunshine but that is probably the lot, it is cool and raining again. However the euphorbia and the odd tulip do brighten up corners.
As does the one surviving calendula in amongst the forget-me-nots and an old wallflower.
The cherries in the garden are over though the wild and bird cherries are still flowering.
The sweet peas look rather tired so we may have to do them again.
Its is now May 10th and temperatures in the twenties though not, I suspect, for very long.
So how is the wild area doing - well awe do have the odd ragged robin but swathes are now horsetails.
I do not usually give gardening tips but what to do with the leaves off the rhubarb? I know they can go on the compost heap but laid out they can suppress weeds effectively and be colourful.
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