Day Off

I took a day off today and have to confess that beyond going for a long walk by the sea I did very little else but I did sit in the sun in the Magic Garden although it was distinctly chilly owing to the wind. I love the way each day at the moment the garden is waking up.

The apples are nearly all coming into blossom. I found this almost white snakehead fritillary in amongst those next to the rhubarb.

The weeds are also up and running, quite literally in the case of the stinging nettles. These are in the back corner and to an extent I allow them to grow as I think they have a role in the Magic Garden and in being good for caterpillars. They are perennial and would be difficult to eradicate but I do try and stop the patch getting any bigger.

I’m less tolerant of sticky willy (goose grass) which is more prevalent than it used to be. I dislike Petty Spurge too as its a euphorbia and hence produces irritant.