We have had a chilly day here - not quite making it to 13C where down south it was 23C. I made a slow start at painting the fence, managing just a couple of sections. I think the light grey is going to work well having now seen the spirea and broom against it . The broom is gradually coming into flower & smells amazing. The bumblebees have been a little slow to find it so far this year but then its not been very warm here as yet. I also did some path maintenance having got some ‘cotswold’ gravel for the main paths. I have put blue slate clippings around the central Thyme zone in pentagonal arrangement.

Ben was keeping an eye on my activities and being perhaps a little less than helpful. I might need to re-think the protection for my vegetables.