Triffids and Tortoise Escapades

 I am so glad we kept newly planted things well-watered. It has paid off. The roots have gone well down into the soil.

The sunflowers which were so weakly and thin, have really taken away. 

A couple of weeks ago....

..... and today.

I have constructed a Heath Robinson type of frame for extra support. And of course the inevitable wire netting against the rabbits. The rain has done wonders.

Our view for teabreaks ....

 .....and towards the tortoises.

The honeysuckle is glorious this year.

Talking of tortoises, today a dad and his son pointed out the littlest tortoise making a break for it .... out of the run (?) and trundling off behind the cob shed.

We rescued him and returned him to the fold. 

In the tortoise run the yucca has produced an amazing triffid-like spike of flowers. It is quite majestic. It grew very quickly. 

The crops and harvesting are starting in earnest.

Enough raspberries for the first jam making.

And courgettes coming out of our ears.

 Last year the courgette harvest was non-existent. This year the growth is already tumbling over the edges of the raised bed.

This fire pit will be turned into a table for the summer when we have measured up pallet wood for the top. We have surrounded it with newly planted troughs of sedums.
 

And today Steve hung an old piece of pallet fence for buckets of different sedums. I saw the idea on Gardeners World last week.

It is a hot spot they will love.

There was a lot of activity in the pond. You need to approach quietly and be prepared to sit still to see what unfolds.

 

Fairy Day coming up soon so lots to think about.