After a couple of weeks of getting something like 50 spam comments each day it suddenly seems to have stopped which means I feel more inclined to write a new post.

The weather has been a mixed bag of grey miserable days plus some beautiful calm sunny days. I know which I prefer. Himself has been reducing the taller, larger stems of coloured willow in the hedge. It gives us a good windbreak but was getting too tall so this drastic measure has to be done. Now we can see Napton hill again. Lots of bonfire material for me to play with although its reluctant to burn because it hasn’t dried out. Meanwhile, I have done a lot of new planting all round the garden. The ground is not too wet so its an ideal time to fill in the gaps. I also transplanted a lot of cowslips from the garden to a woodland area. If they all take them there should be a good display next year.

I ought to be doing lots of potting but I have little incentive for doing it after the bad sales we’ve had this year. Some plants hardly sold at all so I may never bother to grow them again. Sometimes I wish a had a crystal ball so that I knew what people wanted to buy. Wouldn’t that make life easier?