After doing some major filling yesterday, the pond level was still good and high, which was great. The water had a film over it, which I tried to lift off a little with the net, but I might have just broken it up. I’ll leave the water now and with any luck the water will rebalance. There are lots of diving beetles and spiders are taking over the stony edges.

Two calendulas are just starting to flower. There are signs of tiny seeds appearing in the border, but I’m not sure what they are. Poppy, maybe, along with corn cockle. What I thought was a Californian poppy on the ledge now has a deep pink, cornflower-like bud. It’s the rhodanthemum I planted last April.

I’ve sown more godetia and candytuft all around, so I hope they’ll fill in any holes.

I’ve added another row of parsnip and uncovered the rows. A few radish might be coming up in that short side row, but they’ll take their chance.

The hawthorns are doing beautifully, the big one in particular. I’ve trimmed a few bits off them where they were coming through the fence, and pushed other pieces back through the chicken wire.