MyVeggieHaven - Apple blossom in Avalon

I have just planted a 'minarette' trained apple, expensive but the formative training work has been done for me and I should get a crop later this year. The other apple will be 'espaliered' against the fence and I will be training this from scratch and it will take about 4 years to establish.




The frogs I presume are taking a dip in the pond but it will take a while for the whole garden to become truely frog friendly! And by next spring we may hear the patter of tiny webbed feet. I hope so! Infact I am hoping that rampant amorous encounters will be a regular occurence from now on - well what do you think flowers are really doing? ;)

MyVeggieHaven - That uneasy feeling...

... is what you'll get on a path surfaced with a shingle gravel on a weed supressing membrane.
To set your feet firmly on the right path :) use a product called path gravel or hoggin which is a self consolidating material. It has a high clay content and compacts down so firmly that weeds will have a hard time growing through. It was dug in Dorset and is a rich ochre yellow.

MyVeggieHaven - Update...Frogs and Footings

During April the small veggie patch has been taking form. Old wall footings hidden below soil level had to come out to make room for fences. And oh yes another snag was frogs! I knew there was one or two but six large adults were found during works and so had to be re-homed in a wildlife area including a mini pond.