Scenes from the Garden

It's amazing what 2 nights of rain will do. Everything is suddenly really lush and verdant.

The hawthorn is finally out in leaf - such a bright green! Now that they have this cover, the garden is absolutely teeming with birds. Today I saw a pair of goldfinches on my niger seed bird feeder for the first time.

Fruit starting to flower...

And I know I keep going on and on about salads but this one was spectacular and included 18 components.

(Little Gem lettuce, Lollo Rossa lettuce, Chicory Sugarloaf, Lambs Lettuce, young Hop leaves, young Perpetual Spinach leaves, young Rainbow Chard leaves and stems, 2 types of Marjoram, Mint, Parsley, Lemon Balm, Chives, young Blackcurrant leaves, young Blackberry leaves, Pansy petals, Wallflower petals - all of which were picked from the garden).