Off today so after an initial lie-in & run, I decided that even if it is grey & damp, I would start doing some maintenance work in the Magic Garden. I decided to first clear the black plastic raised bed sides at the back and slightly re-jig the way the borders work. I bought some new wooden edging on Tuesday so I have now laid it out where I want it to sit. I need to encourage it to settle in & I will need to fill behind it to get it all the same sort of level - I will buy a mix of top soil & compost to do this & will need to lift somethings to get them to the right height. I think the two dogwoods will be the main things needing moving a bit..

The edging is of different generations as I already had a couple of rolls but the newest is the same colour as the fence. When I paint the fence I guess I will now have to think about painting the edging at the same time. I need to buy a wee bit more as there is still a gap at the hedgehog house end.

Ben was not entirely impressed with the activity although he was somewhat mollified by re-finding one of the catnip plants that is re-sprouting & clearly is back to making for a major attraction for Ben. I have more catnip plants to add to this back border so he should be pleased with the end results!