We have not had to mow the lawn more than three times so far this year, thanks to the cold wind still prevailing from the north.
And an application of MO Bacter has turned the moss brown, so it is just a question of time before it all vanishes with no tedious raking to do.
Container-grown plants have needed extra watering because of hot sun during the day and icy blasts on the leaves.
This is going to be a year of strange conditions for gardeners, with such a late spring. Leaves are only just starting to thrust out of buds on the trees – the latest most of us can remember for years.
But challenge is the name of the game and at least we can set the mower blades a little higher than usual to encourage strong growth of grass.
The slow-release fertilser in MO Bacter has given us some good green grass – helped along by a sprinkler, because we have virtually no rainfall for a fortnight.
