Fickle April

Oh we are getting the full range of weather. I`ve always considered April to be a fickle month. One minute you are putting on suntan lotion and the next, the layers are going back on. 

And there may be a frost tonight.

The blossom at the garden is lovely .... apple (just) pear, cherry.

I changed my plan. I had intended to weed and neaten another flowerbed but I got a bit involved with paths and veg beds.

Steve put out the first scarecrow. She will just about last another year before she needs another outfit and possibly a face-lift.

The spurge is still flowering. And the camassia is just coming out.

I have uncovered the dahlia tubers only to find half of them eaten by mice who had made 3 nests next to their ready-meal service bar. 

This is all that was left.

Anne has tidied up the small stable and the goblin jail is now in situ. The goblins fared well through the winter apart from one broken leg, but they are ready to go back in the cage soon.

They enjoyed their holiday in the polytunnel.

The broad beans are also doing well in the polytunnel. We might be eating some soon which is just as well because our new outdoor rows have been eaten by mice and the autumn planted row did not survive the prolonged hard frosts..

At home the tulips are in their full glory with an undercarpet of wallflowers. I hope they haven`t been ruined by the hailstones this evening.