A wander through the weeds

We need very little excuse to enjoy the garden, rather than slaving away in it. So with the arrival of a warm, calm and sunny day, the ideal opportunity presented itself for a wander through the weeds.

Megan has spent the last month or so planting up a rockery, which is the only bit of the garden that is designated as off limits to wildflowers. In the remainder of the garden, more often than not, we're removing cultivated flowers to make room for more wildness. One upshot of this is that occasionally there's a vista that is a blend of the formal and informal.

Yellow Rattle in the "meadow"

Red Hot Poker Primula in the rockery

Geranium sp. in the rockery

Oxalis sp. in the rockery

Geranium sp. and Creeping Buttercup in a border

Red Clover and Creeping Buttercup in the front lawn

Mocha and friend (at the base of the right hand pot)...

... a Cabbage Moth

A hoverfly on Armeria. ID'd by UK Hoverflies as Scaeva selenitica

Back in the "meadow", these are the basal rosettes of Cat's-ear. But where are the flower stalks?!

The previous night's visitor (Photo: M. Taylor)

Super chuffed that the building work hasn't stopped the Brown Hares visiting. They obviously know where the good stuff is.

Meanwhile, in pond news, it is being slowly populated with aquatic plants donated by friends, family and clients. Thankfully, the local ducks haven't discovered it yet.