I’m back in Newcastle tonight with Ben after a rather long day in the car. I was fortunate to have an easy drive down but it was still rather special to be able to come back to sit in the Magic Garden with Ben. It was a little chilly but the sun was out as are the majority of my daffodils now. The white ones are my favourite.

I was relieved to find that Ben hasn’t totally finished off the catnip plants although his favourite pair are looking a bit sad. I was also pleased to find my seedlings upstairs are looking healthy & I’m going to be able to prick out the rudbeckia this weekend. The seeds downstairs are just germinating but also look okay despite my absence. I need to do some gentle watering tonight but I have had less casualties than I expected.

I planted out a new erysimum bowles mauve as part of the continual regeneration of the Magic Garden and the heuchera joined the others at the back of the garden. I did quite a lot of pulling out of weeds while I was out there remembering that its our first garden waste collection this coming weekend

I’m looking forward to a good sleep tonight and then I intend being in the garden for as much of tomorrow as possible & so far the weather forecast is good!