Garden jobs

 My mystery bulb has flowered, its a spider lilly, which is the one I purchased, but it was labled under a different name. I'm not a fan of lillies, this one is pretty so it can stay, there are lots more buds forming, so it should flower for ages. Two views of the same flower.

My grasses behind my pond did not look right, so being me, I swapped two around, the bigger blue/green grass looks much better in front of my wooden raised beds, and the red/brown smaller grass is much nicer infront of the red blood baron grass, which was the same as before the move, but now they are much further back and not falling into the water. All the wildlife you see are resin, sadly still there is nothing much living here.

I'm loving my sink and the pot infront, they were redone last year, I should not need to do anything more to them. The tiny fushia looks right here, its very delicate. 

I have been busy, my leeks are now in the raised veg bed I have sown purple sprouting broccoli, I'm later doing these, hopefully I will get a harvest. My latest sowing of potatoes are growing, I have added more soil, I am picking runner beans, salad bits, raspberries and blackberries. Hubby has trimmed our Magnolia tree, after the tree surgeon cut it back last year, the new growth is very thick, hubby has cut most back by half. I have planted some sweet williams, I still have loads more, I potted into bigger pots foxgloves, aquilegia's and my snowberry plants, these will be useful next year. I have just used the last of my homegrown onions, I think I will use the same type again, I will looks out for the onion sets.

We did go to town on Tuesday, had a nice wonder around and purchased nothing, rather than a meal we went to our favourite cafe, they made the best bacon sandwich. Wednesday morning I did housework, laundry out on the line in warm sunshine, later we popped to huge B&M out of town store, topped up on catfood and cleaning bits, we do have a smaller shop in town, neither of us wanted to carry bulky bits home on the bus.

Today hubby is back in Somerset, staying with my brother, tomorrow is SIL's funeral, I am unable to attend as daughter, the children and I are off for a 4 day break, it's been pre-booked for ages. Hubby will drive back on Friday, and enjoy a few peaceful days with Lilly. The weather forecast is sunny and hot, there are swimming pools and a splash park so the little ones are going to be happy.