a busy day

The Comfrey now displays its blooms proudly behind the strawberries

The elegant curl of its buds highlighted by the gentle curve of its leaves

Columbines now display their delicacy for the pleasure of our apian friends

Potatoes peeking out, time for another layer of mulch

Tucked in behind the rochetti, onions and broadbeans are pumpkin seedlings newly planted

A flurry of lavender buds offset my bed markings

Sage flowering amongst its shading rochetti and broadbeans

Broadbeans striving for height and budding grapevine groping for footholds for its tendrils

Grape, perhaps the most picturesque of fruit vines

Light and shade dapple the elegant form of its leaves

But today is a busy day and there is work to be done

Moving bricks, and preparing the new bed and frames for planting this rocket is almost due for removal, so that the zucchinis can go into place so it has a few more days to (hopefully) throw a few true seeds then it will be eaten with thanks for its bounty

The continental parsley continues do develop its flowers.  A visual delight and hopefully a few good seeds also

Lavender bud

Broadbeans are forming, looking forward to making felafel with some of these

The form of the broadbean never ceases to caress my eye

Spikey beetroot leaves forming high, flowers and eventually seeds to follow

The grape again, glowing gold in the sunlight

Dropping to lush greens in the shade

Forming flowers and new growth

Coriander flowers forming

Broadbean flowers finishing

Passionfruit beginning to grope for foothold

A shower of jasmine highlights the solid elegance of the grape leaves

Broadbeans, rochetti and coriander all to be replaced as they finish their cycles,  the broccoli and kale almost ready to go into place

The beds are marked out now and most of the "Sleeper" edging is in place. The snails made a meal of my lettuce seedlings, however i have a few left which are now defended by eggshell. The tomato stakes are in place, the bricks are stacked neatly in a quiet corner there is still a lot to be done but not today as it is time to cook dinner