I think he has his dibber in his hand. 
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Red onion sets went in today, filling a gap between peas and beans.
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Reminds me of my grandparents. Spending summer holidays watching Tour de France and walking in their garden. They had lots of beans too, dry & dusty sand between them. I should find a spot for the beans too.
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It’s been three months since I moved three tree ferns to a new position. It was quite brutal taking a saw to them but they appear to be thriving.
Pics taken this evening from my listening snug.
God bless cow parsley - one of the joys of spring.
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Trees ferns are more resilient than many realise. Mine are coming back better than ever this year. I just place straw in the crown before the frosts.
The only time I’ve lost any was during a sustained cold spell a few years ago.
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Just spent an hour picking the dreaded box caterpillar off my box topiary. I might be lucky.
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Thanks - I did a google search and that came up.
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How come your hostas are not being devoured by slugs???
Fortunately a number of frogs have appeared from somewhere. The blue colours also appear to be more slug resistant.
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You’re right about blue hostas. Can I borrow some of your frogs? They would be well looked after…
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Anyone used biochar as a soil improver?
A couple of years ago I planted a selection of ferns along side the hostas, they appear to be doing well. I’m now awaiting the arrival of some shuttlecock ferns, which I hope are going to be here later this week.
Slugs are getting at my hostas, even the blue thick leave textured ones, that slugs aren’t supposed to like.
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I love plants with large leaves, one of the reasons I grow hostas, not for their flowers.
The first photo shows a hosta called Mammoth against my hand. This plant grows under the shade of a Rowen tree.
The second photo shows hostas and shade loving grass planted against the north side of a pergola.
The hosta to the front left of the grass is Mammoth whose leaves are only a quarter of the size of that in the previous photo. The hostas to the right are Blue Canadian.
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Are you in UK, if so how do your tree ferns cope with the hot weather we’ve been having these past few years? Do you keep having to mist them?
