My favourite thing.

Being able to garden for hours without spending any money is what I like to do best. This afternoon, once the rain dissipated and a weak sun gave out some warmth I was able to tidy up the veg patch - digging up ruby skinned main crop potatoes up to 14 cms long before cutting into the grass edges of the plot and using the wooden log board edging to make it all look much sharper. Sadly I only had seven of the lengths so I could only tidy up two sides but already it looks much better and will be hopefully appreciated by Luke when he returns from a work trip tomorrow. I also removed a dying conifer which was directly where the fence will go before finishing off with yet another (two in less than a week) mowing of the lawn. Like a new haircut, it always amazes me how it transforms the outlook. I've filled the green wheelie bin full of potato plants, weeds (there are huge numbers of dandelions and clover in the lawn) and conifer branches and roots. The sunflower that had unfurled this morning is now joined by another yellow petalled head in the garden. I have five sun flowers dotted around so they should give splashes of sunshine in the borders. I know it's too late but Luke had bought some courgette seeds so I potted three up - just in case. The treat from the garden was several juicy, straight from the pod, fresh peas. Yummy.