A couple of days work on the raised fruit beds...I finished constructing the first of them, which was a time-consuming job as it has about 25m of perimeter, half of which is curved. Nonetheless, I finally managed it, and am quite happy with the curves. It's needed some supplementary pegs in the straight sections, as otherwise they were threatening to bow.
We then dug it over, laid some of the turves that have been breaking down in their stack, and filled it: we haven't quite finished the first delivery (6m3) of topsoil, but we're nearly there. About 1m3 left, I'd guess. I've then started the second bed, which is a bit smaller, and slightly simpler shape, but this time with a convex edge, as well as a concave. Still, I'm not very far into it (rain stopped play): I'll try to crack on during evenings of this week, as a further 6m3 of soil arrives on Thursday morning...and Liz would like somewhere to move it to, as she's on leave Thursday/Friday.
Here's hoping for clear, dry evenings this coming week!
The daffodils are continuing to look very pretty, and new ones in different varieties are coming up, so the show should continue for a while. No further puschkinia or scilla have emerged, and I'm now very concerned for the anemones. On the other hand, the flowering currants have been a hive of industry for the bees for a couple of weeks, but are slowly reaching the end of their season. To balance that, the Amelanchier (juneberry, forget which type) is looking excellent: its new foliage and flowers are always really striking, and although it can be a little 'plain' over the summer, it then brackets the season nicely with good autumn colour, so I'm a fan. The tulips (Pinocchio, and botanical) are looking good, and opening up on bright days.
The apple, cherry, and plum all have what appear to be flower buds that are a week or so from opening (I reckon): the lilacs also look to be coming in to bud. And the Astilbe (still in its pot) is coming up: Astilbe are a favourite of mine, for no particular reason.
Sunday 25 April 2010
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