After our worries about the mildew we were delighted to see the roses blooming so beautifully…

…well, the buds are! We can’t wait for our roses to bloom – this is our Princess Alexandra of Kent from David Austin Roses – pretty pink blooms and a beautiful scent But we’re a little worried because one of the buds (which you can just see in the pic) and one of the leaves [...]

A good old digging and weeding session this morning… the rain held off for us and there was a slight glimmer of sunshine for about two seconds! Siobhan cleared the weeds around the raspberry canes, which we can see new growth on (can’t wait for some fresh raspberry cocktails this summer!), while Lisa rather haphazardly [...]