I went up to a little nursery near Morpeth, Stanton Hall, this morning and had a happy time buying plants for specific uses and indulging in a bit of instant gardening with a box of stocks and nicotiana. I was lucky to have an afternoon then of sun allowing me to plant out most of today’s acquisitions.

I found a lovely Trifolium repens purpurea which I hope will be happy along the edge of the Magic Garden plot.

It was a beautiful afternoon in the sun which Ben seemed to enjoy to its full

I bought three new catnips. The littlest is Nepta x Faasseni “kitten around” which I’ve put in with a new Persicaria microcephaly “Red Dragon”. In the back corner I put in another Nepta alba and a Nepta mussini adding barriers in to try and discourage Ben from rolling on them until they’ve got established.

I also got round to planting out cut & come again salad - a mixture of oak leaved lettuce and losso rollo.