Almost the end of the month and Mother Nature is keeping right on track. Nothing like a thunder shower to electrify the garden.

From the blueberry.

To the old grape by the parking pad

To my rather over merchandised herb bed

Very excited.

Heard from strawberry thyme farms and my order is ready to ship!

And of course, the first signs of life tonight on one of the outdoor figs. That’s survival.

Major advances this weekend, even if the weather is not cooperating.

The crabapple is in nice bloom. Sprayed btk on all the apple trees. The pears are breaking leaf.

Two trilliums have returned.

Bought olive trees!

Moved the pink rose standard to Astrid’s and gave it a good shot of hen manure. Bought four bags of cow manure from Home Depot. Roughly moved the peony from the edge of the patio to the rear with the winterberry. Roots on it like parsnips.

Composter is back together. Tidied up. Got the Berbers in the one urn and one pot. The colour. Stunning.

$78 at Home Depot.

Planted. Yes indeed and right on time. Turned and planted a bed in the veg garden; tomatoes, peppers, basil, oregano, tarragon… Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. A chilly day.

The big news was last weekend! Kevin, Dan , Rory and I fixed (?) the crumbling stone rubble wall between 82 and 84 Badgerow. And then Mark arrived form Montreal and Dawn and everyone got to put their name in the wet cement. Fabulous and really moving.

We even, by accident, left a crevice in the wall for a lone mud bee. He/She found the way back home. Seems to like the haskberry a lot.

First time to Loblaws garden center this year. $250 but that included three pots for the top deck and two soaker hoses.

And like every year, all that winter planning start to fly out the window. Raining almost every night this week.

Bruce tree came and pruned the sycamore and topped the row of cedars near the parking pad! Had them leave the cuttings. Then in cutting them up for mulch, you guessed it, sliced my thumb with the pruners. Ouch.

Had some good rain last week. Just loving the rhubarb this year.

Emptied the composter to make way for some wall repairs. Delighted to say there was some heat in the pile. Was really tempted to leave it cook, but the stone wall took a real beating this winter so something has to be done.