22nd April 2021

 Sunrise        06:03                Sunset            20:39

Another bright day, forecast is very dry.

I decided today was going to be grass cutting day so I strimmed the front and the hard to keep tidy parts of the back. Then I started the lawn mower and cut the front. Round the back and again cut the short grass and then after lunch I did the rest of the back garden, cutting all the long grass around the apple trees and plum trees. 

I started the second composting bin with some of the grass cuttings.

I had a bucket with seaweed in it so I sieved the contents into my seaweed barrel for using as a fertiliser. The rest of the contents went into the new compost pile.

I took a few photos as the garden is looking a picture today.

Tulips are now in bloom
More tulips and daffodils behind a Paeony 
First signs of bloom on the Azelea
An alternative shot from the corner of the greenhouse
Alison holding the Viola called Alison
The Viola Alison



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