We have been organising places outside to sit, especially at lunchtime when we are lucky to be able to leave the home office and go outside. A new bistro set seemed a good idea…

Our garden is a regular Watership Down for the bunnies with a warren just next door. Damage to the ground and plants is very evident. I decided, rather than try to defend the whole garden, to pay special attention to the kitchen garden with a fence surrounding it which can also double as a plant support and it also looks nice. We painted it and added chicken wire. It is now done!!

Emma helping with the painting.

Soon after my tomatoes, aubergines, red peppers and chillies germinated I moved them from the propagator to the greenhouse. Sadly this was much too soon- within days the tomatoes were looking very sad and pale and the aubergines had given up entirely. The tomatoes are now back inside on a window sill and I have re-started the aubergines. Now also in the propagator with some sage, basil, cosmos and verbena bonariensis.

There were masses of self-seeded foxgloves in the neglected raised vegetable beds. I transplanted them to an area by the bench looking down the garden. Now lets see if the rabbits will leave them alone! I followed some advice and put some dust/hair from my vacuum cleaner around the area- not very beautiful but may do the trick.