The pond water was a little low and the edge of the latest patch has suddenly started to lift. As far as I can feel, it’s still watertight underneath, but clearly I need to remake the pond to stop it being an issue.

Last year’s bee house is filling up fast, having been completely spurned last year. The teasel is now in its second year too and has grown vigorously. I need to get another first year plant so I can keep a constant flowering/seeding cycle going.

I’ve added new Bidens left and right. I can’t find any other spaces at the moment, so the third has gone home and will probably go in a pot.

I did some weeding in Bed 1, though not particularly thoroughly. When you have a close look you see more seedlings appearing – godetia and poppies perhaps – which also get disturbed when pulling up the weeds. I’ve added a few floppy cerinthe to the bed, with Mr B mocking the time it was taking to decide on their location.

I moved some nasturtium, candytuft and sunflower volunteers from Beds 5 and 6 to Bed 9. A couple of sown nasturtiums have appeared and more sweet peas are coming.

All but three of the garlic are doing poorly, so I’ve weeded around them, scattered fertiliser and watered them.

I watered the transplants and select seeds – the parsnips are doing great – but we really need more rain.

The callicarpa isn’t doing all that well, but I’ve noticed new growth coming. I’ll do more about trimming off dead bits when the new growth has done more.