I spent all morning doing a crammed bucket of deadheading, with the occasional weed pull as I went.

In the afternoon I finished off the strimming. It had grown really thick, just like the grass, so in places I was strimming the path down too. Hopefully the coming hot weather will dry out the grass and I’ll be able to do a mow on 1 soon. Might have a be 2 then a 1 if I’m unlucky.

I’ve swapped the piece of wood at the front of pond for a big cobble. The birds were constantly tipping it into the water, so I’ve conceded the battle. If they still manage to move the big stone, I’m hopeful it will just drop to the marginal shelf. A red dragonfly came to visit and settled on the poppy seed heads. The damselfly larvae are easy to find in the water and I also saw my first diving beetle in a while, which was pleasing.

Taking a picture of the pond is a bit of a trick now, as the weedy little cerinthe I planted in the corner of Bed 1 where I stand have magically turned into good plants.