On a dry evening earlier in the week I weeded the tiny stretch of border between the path and the patio and replanted it with golden oregano that I had I a window box. I also cleared around the base of the rotary washing line and planted a bit of oregano there. Should be lovely when it spreads.
On Saturday , during an hour with no rain, I weeded the other side of the shed to the back gate, removing ash seedlings, cherry suckers and sedges, and then trimmed back the privet near the gate so I could open and close it more easily. After that I did some sedge and bramble clearing near the potting bench and found more paving stones. There are paths everywhere in this tiny garden! At one point I looked up and there was a robin perched on the low fence; we stopped and stared at each other for a while. Lovely! He then hopped around and found some grubs to eat.
Afterwards, my daughter and I took twelve bags of garden rubbish to the tip. Very satisfying. The garden is beginning to look clearer and I have high hopes for its future.
On Sunday I pruned the Hydrangea; I probably got carried away and removed a lot of stems. There was quite a lot of dead wood in there too, which also got removed. It hailed soon afterwards. Perfect timing! Later in the day I cut back the brambles in that border and discovered a dead Azalea and a struggling Rhododendron, as well as some soapwort (Saponaria). This latter is one of my favourite plants.
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| Patio and path |
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| Side of shed |
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| Side of shed |
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| Near potting bench |
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| Near potting bench |
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| Hydrangea before pruning |
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| Hydrangea after pruning |
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