In the sunshine!

We've been outside in the garden all day. We finally sowed the garlic and we've put our potatoes into grow bags so now all our vegetables are planted. Also planted some sweet peas in the vegetable patch with the parsnips. ( I hope sweet peas like parsnips!) There is a trellis and some netting along that side of the vegetable patch so hopefully the sweet peas will climb it and add some colour to that part of the garden.

As you can see from the photo on the left, the banana trees are doing well. We pulled most of the dead bark around the trunk to expose more of the stems to the glorious sunshine we've been having. You can just about make out the apple tree in the photo - it's growing behind the palm.

Unfortunately we also discovered some ghastly green fly! They've attacked our tiny shoots of peas, our mange tout and our rose bush. So out came the soapy water and it was open warfare on those horrible pests! They're obviously enjoying the good weather too.

The second photo on the left is of the smaller banana trees. They're also doing  well and there's even a tiny pup bursting with life though you can't see him as he's hidden behind the fern. In the background is the stump of a Canary Island palm which sadly didn't make it through the winter. We're hoping to get another palm soon though how we get the huge stump out of the soil with all the other plants growing around it is going to be another one of our gardening challenges.

This photo also boasts our smart new fence which we only had installed a week ago. The old fence was falling apart and was even rotting in places so the time had come. We've also had the sides of the borders rendered and painted a bright brick red and so now all that remains is to replace the paving. That has been a huge saga and probably for another post. Today it's about the lush green plants and the stunning sunshine!