31 May 2022...A few Favourite views of the month, from the Fabled Realm.

 Coarse Gardening at the marginal fringe. One eyed camera views don't quite hit the spot for me.Being there in the here and now armed with my stereoscopic vision is what does it best I reckon. It's early days in the season, hard to spot the veg for flowers, herbs and the shadow of young trees. . The on going gives us some enjoyment ,we're glad to share whilst we are waiting. We won't go hungry , plenty in store. Jars of preserves, winter salad. peas, beans, spuds, leaks and carrots.We still have Spaghetti marrows from last season., Our small income manages to cover the overheads and still afford us simple "luxuries" like coffee,sugar,tea, milk and butter.

The first budding bloom of a scented climbing Rose.The beginning of a long skyward journey. It will be trained to form one side of an arched entrance. These akanthus outside the kitchen door,are getting a lot of attention from big black Carpenter bees.They don't look bad on it. Grateful for the help, I guess.

Privet pom pom.

This clown loves eating Mullein.We have plenty of that,it distracts the caterpillars from devouring the carrot leaves.

Schallots, Onions, Jumbo Garlic, ringed by comfrey. Rogue lettuce and self sown corriander.Cache crop of Radish.There are some squash not obvious in the photo. Sweetcorn , Sunflowers and a mixture of climbing beans are destined to occupy the centre.

An escape route for sneaky "Hide and Seekers"

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 A potted walnut seedling, waits in hope of being transplanted in a good home...

Potatoes growing by the Bee Hole method. A small token patch. We have rogue plants all over the garden from spuds missed in harvest. The maincrop and the earlies are thriving well in Marie Therese's potager.

Perennial Runner Beans... The Red Cabbage  

Valerian flowers, we cultivate for the sleep inducing roots; as we don't have a problem sleeping we enjoy the look of the ever growing clump.

We can all make a difference.The brown overworked mud rectangle has gone through major changes.Our jungle edge vision is leafing up fast. Walnut,Silver Birch, Ash, Fig, Red Hazel, and Nectarine,in the neighbours garden,seen through the gap, a giant fruiting Cherry and a Plum.

 Much of the raising of the beds is a naturel spin off from "Frost Heave". The open field on the Eastern side of the garden is prone to frost in the winter. The frozen water in the soil expands,as the ice layer grows the warmer fluid is pressured along fault lines in the schist substrata. Fines are driven into our more insulated domain; aided by our refugee worm community. A haven of warmth and humidity.Worm casts from below, compost and manure with straw  and hay mulch administered to the surface. What else may it do but rise?

I. Wazir.