As expected work is keeping me too busy to do much during the week, although the dreadful weather and getting home in the dark every night isn’t helping either. Opening the front door yesterday was a bit nerve-wracking; after half the normal monthly rainfall the post holes were full to the brim.



The collection of plants in the house is slowly building, there are camellias in the hall (six in that box), bulbs in the sewing room and seeds waiting patiently; hopefully some to be planted thisweekend.

One of the unexpected challenges is the free extra plants/seeds/bulbs that get slipped into orders. I’m still trying to work out where ten blue irises will go, not to mention the Camellia transnokoensis.

The retaining walls are slowly taking shape, tho the weather is slowing everything down and the guys are talking about working on Saturday if it’s dry. The amount of mud is just astounding, and it will be interesting talking progress through with K tomorrow

Tags: Camellia