The regular hailstone storms and overnight frosts have meant a
battering for the flora, with at least two tulips having all their petals
ripped away and left in tatters on the garden lawn.
The swallows have been witnessed gathering mud for nest building, and
while the weather has helped create plenty of mud creating facilities, it’s not
been helpful for the purposes of the a nest – rearing young.
Of course an update on this blog wouldn’t be complete without a comment
about the cats coming into the garden.
The first, and only, lot of seeds have been planted this year, mainly
indoor, but with a few directly outdoors. Poppies and parsnips have been
planted outside, but the soil in which they have been planted has once again
been desecrated by cats using it as a toilet.
If anyone has ideas on making these cats leave the garden alone and
finding alternative toilets, please let me know.
Inside, the seeds of sunflowers, tomatoes, cauliflowers, chillies and
broad beans have been planted. The cauliflowers are already showing a couple of
green shoots, while the sunflowers are emerging in their pots too.
Of course the seedlings will stay indoors until the weather gets
warmer, and they are a lot bigger.
Finally, the great tits have almost completed the nest, but the camera
is playing up again so visual images of the inside of the nest box are still
not available.
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