We have had a stretch of lovely weather, close on the heels of such cold days a week or so ago. March can be fickle. Today was a bit overcast but warm. We were in t.shirts.
The job I hoped to do was to begin the fairy garden weeding.
It has been so dry and I decided to get going on the middle flowerbed. The weeding was such a pleasure that I completed the whole bed as well as spread some well-rotted chipped bark from the barn path.
As I worked here, the perfume from this daffodil was knocking me out.
I think it is called "Jetfire."
The broad beans are doing well.
As we rested for our teabreak, I thought I heard a grunt and went to see if one of the tortoises had woken up. (I know one has hibernated in the run.) But it turned out to be a pair of mallard ducks. When we arrived, I had thought that the pond looked a little muddy. Anyway I crept up behind the cob shed to get some pictures. They were a beautiful pair with wonderful colours and slender necks. I managed to get several photos before they sensed me there and flew off over the cobshed, in a flurry of water droplets.
We were delighted to harvest our first purple sprouting broccolli. We ate it covered in cheese sauce this evening. I love it.
Plenty more jobs to do but in the meantime here are some pulmonaria "Blue Ensign" in the fernery, to enjoy.
Ooh duck visitors are good slug-clearers.
ReplyDeleteYour PSB looks great! Still hoping we’ll get some. It’s such a slow plant, it’s a shame it’s not a perennial!
But we don't want them to eat watersnails or any spawn that might be there. I've been looking out for the first sightings of newts but they may be staying hidden a while yet..
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