Refreshing the parts that war cannot reach...

 

Up the garden path.

 A new arrival, Noodle bonds with her lamb. Her brother Dombas got a bloody head from Licorice the Dad, for sticking his nose where it didn't belong?

Hazels, green and red.

Perfect form.

Honesty and daisies.

Useful addition.

Garlic ready for planting. The soil is well drained and cultivated to a fine tilth.

 Bee Borage...

Gypsophilla and sweet violet

 More Garlic planted in November. As big as pot leeks already.