{"id":43365,"date":"2026-05-03T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?p=43365"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:34:05","slug":"may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/susan\/may\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week of Steady Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43365\" class=\"elementor elementor-43365\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba38c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba38c95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-986c34b\" data-id=\"986c34b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aadf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5aadf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The temperature, on Thursday, was just about perfect\u2014just like one of those lovely summer days where it\u2019s warm but not too hot. I\u2019d happily take that all summer long. I\u2019m not a fan of it getting too hot, and Ruby would definitely agree\u2014she\u2019s far more comfortable when it\u2019s like that.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The nights, though, are a different story. When it cools down, we can head indoors or grab an extra layer\u2014but the plants can\u2019t uproot and go somewhere warmer, they just have to get on with it where they are.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After such a wet winter, it\u2019s strange to now be dealing with a lack of rain. It was starting to feel a bit like d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, and the watering can is back in regular use\u2014especially now that planting season is underway.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Then Sunday, by contrast, was wet, with rain falling for much of the day. It wasn\u2019t anything dramatic, but by evening we\u2019d had around 20mm\u2014more than the whole of April combined. Whether it will have made much difference to the soil remains to be seen.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There have been a couple of little \u201cmilestones\u201d this week too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e0929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e0929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">At home and in the garden<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">We\u2019ve started thinking about replanting the second border, although not much has happened yet, as we\u2019re due to collect the new plants later this week.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One thing we <\/span><span class=\"s2\">have<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> added is a Clematis \u2018Rouge Cardinal\u2019, which I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing flowering once it gets going.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f49aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c3f49aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" 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Our very first rose has opened. That always feels like a bit of a key moment.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/845F7939-14D1-40B3-A95A-C92100DC2D52_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/845F7939-14D1-40B3-A95A-C92100DC2D52_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/845F7939-14D1-40B3-A95A-C92100DC2D52_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/845F7939-14D1-40B3-A95A-C92100DC2D52_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/845F7939-14D1-40B3-A95A-C92100DC2D52_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55b677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d55b677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At the allotment<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The red onions have been a real success so far this year\u2014we grow them from seed, and the germination has been brilliant. Last week we planted out loads of them. Because they were grown in fibre cells, we could plant them without disturbing the roots too much, which should help them settle in quicker.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e98f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"42e98f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A17CD1AD-8EAB-43CE-9380-04BA65536BEF_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"42e98f4\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"A17CD1AD-8EAB-43CE-9380-04BA65536BEF_1_201_a\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMzNDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vc3NldHR3ZWF0aGVyLmNvbVwvZ2FyZGVuaW5nMjAyMlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0ExN0NEMUFELThFQUItNDNDRS05MzgwLTA0QkE2NTUzNkJFRl8xXzIwMV9hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQyZTk4ZjQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A17CD1AD-8EAB-43CE-9380-04BA65536BEF_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"562\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CB074A26-5ADD-4D25-9B39-9609F7D8D2DE_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"42e98f4\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"CB074A26-5ADD-4D25-9B39-9609F7D8D2DE_1_201_a\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMzNTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vc3NldHR3ZWF0aGVyLmNvbVwvZ2FyZGVuaW5nMjAyMlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0NCMDc0QTI2LTVBREQtNEQyNS05QjM5LTk2MDlGN0Q4RDJERV8xXzIwMV9hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQyZTk4ZjQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CB074A26-5ADD-4D25-9B39-9609F7D8D2DE_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"562\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We covered the first batch with an enviromesh tunnel to keep off onion fly and allium leaf miner, but we ended up with far more plants than space, so the rest went into another bed, uncovered. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how the two lots compare.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da68b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"4da68b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/50930B26-7598-429A-A24F-B7D76EFB6BC3_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4da68b0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"50930B26-7598-429A-A24F-B7D76EFB6BC3_1_201_a\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMzNDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vc3NldHR3ZWF0aGVyLmNvbVwvZ2FyZGVuaW5nMjAyMlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcLzUwOTMwQjI2LTc1OTgtNDI5QS1BMjRGLUI3RDc2RUZCNkJDM18xXzIwMV9hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjRkYTY4YjAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/50930B26-7598-429A-A24F-B7D76EFB6BC3_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"562\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/E80EA106-BA26-47F2-A344-90A6DE600D39_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4da68b0\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"E80EA106-BA26-47F2-A344-90A6DE600D39_1_201_a\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMzNTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vc3NldHR3ZWF0aGVyLmNvbVwvZ2FyZGVuaW5nMjAyMlwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0U4MEVBMTA2LUJBMjYtNDdGMi1BMzQ0LTkwQTZERTYwMEQzOV8xXzIwMV9hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjRkYTY4YjAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/E80EA106-BA26-47F2-A344-90A6DE600D39_1_201_a.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"562\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dbcce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52dbcce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Watering takes up a bit of time, but at least the pressure\u2019s improved. It turns out the issue was caused by some nearby building work\u2014someone\u2019s extension or conservatory had actually squashed part of the pipe. Not something you\u2019d immediately think of!<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another little milestone at the plot\u2014the first potato shoots have pushed through. Always a good sign that things are properly underway.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf03d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf03d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7FE2720E-4E52-42D3-A901-70D1FF425E87_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7FE2720E-4E52-42D3-A901-70D1FF425E87_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7FE2720E-4E52-42D3-A901-70D1FF425E87_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7FE2720E-4E52-42D3-A901-70D1FF425E87_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7FE2720E-4E52-42D3-A901-70D1FF425E87_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1333790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1333790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Out and about<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Everywhere you look at the moment, the hawthorn is in full bloom. <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/37D85D7C-3C0B-427C-B6B6-3B1F99CD2E58_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/37D85D7C-3C0B-427C-B6B6-3B1F99CD2E58_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/37D85D7C-3C0B-427C-B6B6-3B1F99CD2E58_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/37D85D7C-3C0B-427C-B6B6-3B1F99CD2E58_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/37D85D7C-3C0B-427C-B6B6-3B1F99CD2E58_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span class=\"s2\">From a distance, it really does look like everything\u2019s been dusted with snow\u2014but up close, you notice the tiny pink anthers and that distinctive scent.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA92715-813A-4D0B-BAB0-5271939FF4B6_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA92715-813A-4D0B-BAB0-5271939FF4B6_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA92715-813A-4D0B-BAB0-5271939FF4B6_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA92715-813A-4D0B-BAB0-5271939FF4B6_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA92715-813A-4D0B-BAB0-5271939FF4B6_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82ed93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d82ed93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many of those bright yellow dandelion heads, from the previous week, have now turned into fluffy \u201cdandelion clocks\u201d, just waiting for a breeze to lift and carry their tiny seeds away like parachutes. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The \u201cclock\u201d idea comes from the way children used to blow the seed heads and count how many puffs it took to clear them, chanting \u201cone o\u2019clock, two o\u2019clock\u2026\u201d as they went. I wonder if children still do that today.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A397808C-69EB-449C-A2BC-FBE2050E9C2E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A397808C-69EB-449C-A2BC-FBE2050E9C2E_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A397808C-69EB-449C-A2BC-FBE2050E9C2E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A397808C-69EB-449C-A2BC-FBE2050E9C2E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A397808C-69EB-449C-A2BC-FBE2050E9C2E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Have you ever noticed the ribbons of dandelions that seem to line motorway verges? The slipstream from passing traffic is perfect for scattering the seeds far and wide. It\u2019s no wonder dandelions are so successful\u2014they\u2019ve turned even speeding cars into part of their distribution system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9684ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9684ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Temple Newsam<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The trees are looking especially good right now, all that fresh spring green. 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Apparently, they\u2019re one of the oldest and rarest breeds in Britain, with a story that goes back to the Crusades.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa811e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"aa811e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some of the chestnuts are 200\u2013300 years old, which is quite something\u2014although the oldest ones are coming to the end of their lives. I wonder just what they have seen across all these years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At the moment, they\u2019re covered in those lovely white \u201ccandles.\u201d If you look closely, some flowers have yellow centres and others pinky-red ones. As they get pollinated, the colour changes\u2014basically a signal to the bees about which flowers still need a visit. Nature really has thought of everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCB3485F-75FC-42F6-B8A2-EEBC90973AEB_1_105_c.jpg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCB3485F-75FC-42F6-B8A2-EEBC90973AEB_1_105_c.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCB3485F-75FC-42F6-B8A2-EEBC90973AEB_1_105_c.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCB3485F-75FC-42F6-B8A2-EEBC90973AEB_1_105_c.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCB3485F-75FC-42F6-B8A2-EEBC90973AEB_1_105_c.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ed870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64ed870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The swans are still on the nest as well. One of them looked to be carefully turning the eggs when we passed. With a five or six week incubation, we might not have too long to wait before we see cygnets.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A1BBD06B-5BCB-466F-8F92-77B1EE8FC25E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A1BBD06B-5BCB-466F-8F92-77B1EE8FC25E_1_201_a.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A1BBD06B-5BCB-466F-8F92-77B1EE8FC25E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A1BBD06B-5BCB-466F-8F92-77B1EE8FC25E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A1BBD06B-5BCB-466F-8F92-77B1EE8FC25E_1_201_a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b921d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b921d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally<\/span><\/h4><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">We\u2019re hoping to get started on planting up the new border this week, once we\u2019ve collected everything on Friday.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">I\u2019m also wondering if the cygnets might hatch before the end of the week, although we probably have another week or two to\u00a0wait.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">There\u2019s talk of frost towards the end of the week. If it does turn up, it\u2019ll be interesting (and slightly nerve-wracking) to see whether the enviromesh gives the potato shoots enough protection.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cca0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26cca0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As always until next time stay safe and stay well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature, on Thursday, was just about perfect\u2014just like one of those lovely summer days where it\u2019s warm but not too hot. I\u2019d happily take that all summer long. 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