Just another view of the toilet bed with some planting. I have ferns by the mushrooms as the majority of the day it is shaded, the overflow from the gutters pores down by here too and seems to made it quite damp.
Just starting to show signs of life after the winter months, we get a lot of trouble from hairy bitter cress and creeping buttercups in this area, I tried spraying with roundup which worked for a while.
The wind gets blown in from the direction of the field in the summer making this a windswept bed. I've planted roses and clematis (bargin buys as usual) along the fence, but last year the sheep from the field got across my barriers and ate most of the new growth. My Garrya elliptica was starting to grow back when we had another attack of the sheep, we might have to double stockwire the fence this year to get the shrubs established.
Pretty poor sight at this time of year, this is the striking pink bed (believe it or not), it will look absolutly stunning later in the year I know.
Our chickens were destined for the Kentucky fried chicken factory, but our eldest saved a few so a hastily made chicken run was erected. They were a scrawny bunch of girls when we first saw them having spent their earlier lives laying eggs in the battery farms locally
Compost bins made with one arm, m'spouse had nearly finished these when the 'accident' happened. Under his direct supervision I was allowed to hammer in some nails.... trouble is, they were filled immediatley and we need some more...
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