Hello

So we didn't get the April showers (yet), just about one day when it rained
so far - and that was a pretty poor effort. We've had a few howling gales
and even snow, but no rain - so the evening water ritual is once again a
necessary chore.

Is it worth the effort?

Not sure, but at last, after 13 days the lawn seed is germinating - yippee
;o) You have to look close but it's definitely on its way. As of this
morning there now thousands of blades about 5-10 mm high. Watching paint
dry would have been less agonising ;o)

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We have one of those fairly cheap arches that was littering the garden with
not much to do , so now it's sat against a fence covered in willow lattice.
Just planted sweet peas at the base for this year. Will think on something
more permanent for it, but in the meantime I've realised it makes an
splendid frame for some sort of tromp loeil effect. I wonder what material
to use - I considered a mirror but the location is not ideal for the
effect - so I thought some 'disappearing horizon' or 'secret garden' type of
painting, but I'm a bit stuck on what to use for weatherproof materials.

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What's happened to the slugs and snails this year? I don't miss them - of
course, but where have they gone? We've only found a few and there's no
evidence of the wholesale napalm effect of previous years. Can recent
campaigns have really been so effective? I doubt it.

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It's (yet) another glorious Sunday, so I'm off outside again - bye.

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William Tasso