If anyone reads this and if they were thinking of coming to visit us then I can recommend a stroll round the garden where the roses are wafting their scents which is quite intoxicating. It is still quite wet though after all the rain on Saturday so Philip hasn’t been able to mow the rather long grass. Hopefully it will get done this week sometime.

The nursery is full of many plants many of which can be seen growing in the garden. We always say that if it survives in our horrible heavy clay soil then it will thrive in good soil in a more sheltered position. We are very exposed to all the winds.

The moorhen has built a splendid nest on the pond and there are seven eggs which will hopefully hatch out soon. I wonder if mummy moorhen is going round the garden and eating all the slugs? They are quite shy birds so hurry off if they hear anyone coming but, strangely, they are not frightened of the mower.