Garden update

 After the slug and snail saga of last year this year has been a big improvement. I think I must have collected over 1000 slugs and snails during last year's wet Summer.
The garden has matured really well now and I finally finished my planting this weekend, filling in spaces with some nice perennials from Smedleys.
Ruby loves the garden and is great company. She is never more than a few yards from where I am working. She has taken a liking for paddling in the pond filters and can be seen on frog watch!
The seeds that Matt and I collected at the Olympic Park have grown well and I am expecting the first blooms any time now. I am hoping that they will self seed so that the Olympic Legacy will continue in Kimberley Road.
The veg plot is producing well  with plenty of spinach in the freezer and the promise of the first courgettes and beetroots within the next couple of weeks.
There are lots of ups and downs in gardening. Despite this years low temperatures everything seems to be doing well so I am looking forward to a productive and successful year.