Suzy gave me 10 English bluebell bulbs for Christmas, which I planted today. I have 3 pots of 2 and a larger pot with 4 crammed in. They’re sat outside the back door to try and discourage the birds from pecking at the compost. They’re intended for the fern bed, so assuming they come up ok,  they’ll be moved there later in the year.

The ferns are an IOU Christmas present and meanwhile the end of the garage is full of bark, bags of oak leaves from Normandy, various logs I keep picking up (or being given!) and a bag of pine needles to dig into the fern bed.