puttering around

Tom out some re-ground strawberry leaves from the water tower bed.
Planted some more gladioli bulbs.
Put in some wood to create another bed along the wall opposite the greenhouse, and put in an old rhubarb plant I dug up from my own garden.
Potted a bay leaf sprig (I removed a bayleaf tree from my garden and it had the perfect shot. Who knows if it will take though, as it looks a little tatty).
Planted some seeds! Naturally, I can't remember what they were but anyway mostly they were:

Foxgloves
Cauliflower
Cowslip
Dwarf foxgloves - these hopefully should flower this year!)
Californian poppy (although I think these don't like being 
A bell shaped thing - flowers next year

Put some of the herb de province in the herb bed
Put the lettuce in the veg bed. I'm not going to eat it and I was just curious as to what would happen to it.

The sweet peas have come up already, as have the dahlias. 

This 👇 is a massive rock which i couldn't get out. Planted the rhubarb on top of it....

The sprouting comfrey
I tried to take a photo of the guys, but you can see the lettuce in the background. I know they're not separated out, but hey...


The geraniums are alive!


The dahlias


Coriander


Onion, tomato and something else I cant remember...


Pea, bean


Oregano, dill


I had some cheese delivered which came wrapped in compostable wool insulation. i figured the birds might use it, so I've tied them around the garden.


Bea's bulbs!


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