The enormous lavender bush that didn’t survive the storms could have been saved, but I read it too late. I bought three lavender plants in Aldi for six pounds. Not a huge sum, so I’ve allocated one to the same bed with some black eyed Susan and other plants I’ve picked up in Wilkos.

It felt good to pull out some more ivy and rejig some pots and plant some lilies and black iris into new beds I’ve created round the beds we bought. I’ll get some seeds planted this week if I can. I’m working tomorrow afternoon but I might manage to do it after school drop off.

I will take some pics of the newly planted areas tomorrow when it is light.