It was the last day of our six week furlough today (we can’t believe it’s June already!) and we’re back to working from home tomorrow so any gardening will now be done during lunchhour and after work.

Today’s final day of furlough gardening action featured seeing steam come off the compost heap and we could feel the heat, as we stuck a garden fork in to turn the pile. Those dalek bin’s ain’t great when it comes to turning compost but at least something is happening in there. #compostingduringlockdown

And we’re loving the poppies that are either self-sown or are as a result of our “chuck the seed anywhere” favourite method of seed sowing technique. #poppiesduringlockdown

Keep em peeled for the cooler weather later this week and for a bit of well needed rain just as we hear there may be a hosepipe ban in force soon. And thanks to that damn lockdown the side bed has never been so tidy! #gardeningthroughlockdown

Lessons learnt during lockdown: 1. To fix a pull-down cord lightswitch in the bathroom – just give it a tap around the sides with the head of a screwdriver. 2. Putting your bins out as early as 2pm on a “bin night” during these troubled times is acceptable, there is no stigma attached. #itslockdownbinnight