The lawn is looking particularly battered at he moment. Thanks to the resident badger and squirrel populations this is an inevitability. A small price to pay for the wildlife, providing that like me you are not too much of a "precious" gardener. It will soon be time for some remedial work with another good raking, deep forking and some sand and seed mixture to fill in the bare patches. I must confess that keeping a pristine lawn is a challenge I have yet to master, that is why the total area of lawn has been gradually reduced over the past 35 years. (I will do a further post on this deliberate long term trend)
Other wildlife is in the process of deciding whether or not it is time to emerge from winter hibernation. Earlier this week I caught sight of the frog in the lower pond who understandably appears rather reluctant to venture out from his hiding place.
Enjoying sharing your garden and cats antics. We too have a Pennine garden but just the one cat. Loved the sunshine today and the promise of Spring not far away. Hellebores are my favourite at thus time of year but mine look a little tatty due to the exposed nature of our plot. Looming forward to seeing your steps taking shape. Love tbe stone.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found the blog and a fellow gardener tackling the challenges of an unusually soggy Pennine winter not at all ideal for hellebores, a lovely flower. Even the addition of plenty of grit into the soil can only help up to a point if the snowfall keeps up.
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