Ladybirds at Work

 I am so pleased to see the ladybirds, lizards and other critters at work in our garden. I have noticed that the ladybirds especially like the Italian parsley plants that I have let go to seed.

They also like the fennel flowers, and here I spotted one on the evening primrose. If the globe artichoke flowers I will be leaving it to dry and stay as last time it became a great natural house for hundreds of ladybirds. Sadly, I only found this out once I had chopped it down last time, a mistake I will not make again.

Strawberry Guava and Evening Primrose

 Finally I am getting time to get back into the garden and I am picking a small section at a time to deal with, otherwise it feels too hard. Here is an area beneath a palm trunk where a strawberry guava is planted and self seeded evening primrose plants are growing ( and a lot of  self seeded nasturtiums  which are past their best).

After pulling out a whole wheelbarrow full of weeds I placed down the cardboard that I had collected and then three barrows of mulch.  I am not sure what we will do about the dead palm at this stage, but am considering planting a vine to grow up it. Meanwhile this is another section where the weeds will have a harder time getting through and hopefully the food producing plants will have a better chance.