Sunday

It was surprisingly cool today and grey but the rain has held off. I spent some time in the back corner pulling out nettles and chopping down the spent geraniums. I tied up the blackberry again and inspected the gooseberry bushes. I am pleased with how its settling out as a border but remains in the ‘wild’ corner. I’m very pleased with the white foxgloves as these came from collected seed from home.

I like the leaves & look of the red shiso plant that I bought yesterday but I’m not entirely sure about its taste - its quite astringent.

The garden is full of bees at the moment - I rescued this one from the spider’s web & cleaned the silk off its legs.