We took the plunge yesterday and stuck a couple of tomato plants out after a bit of hardening off over the last couple of weeks. Don’t worry, they will be protected even if the protection is a little on the basic side. This high-tech contraception features a plastic top off a seed tray and a couple of bricks from what was the side of the front wall. If you remember, one job in lockdown was to clear years of ivy off said wall. As soon as the Ivy was taken off, parts of the wall crumbled. Another gardening lesson learnt.

Also, we had a nice surprise this week when we saw some new growth on our Lemon Verbena (above) that we moved the other month, as we thought it was a goner in its former position. The leaves make a lovely refreshing cup of tea and there’s a nice scent when you brush against it. It’s worth getting one. Thanks to Haji MIke a few years ago (here) telling us about Lemon Verbena

Weather looks great this weekend again, so happy gardening whatever you’re doing if it’s tidying out your shed or putting one foot on your garden fork and staring into space (like we did at the council).