You can't see me . I,m right at the back under the Acer tree ! Hard at it again , pulling out the weeds .
Here I am !
I,m in here with Mother Robin ...
......and her little one .
They are hopping about , surprisingly close by to me , looking for insects, worms and grubs , while I am pulling up the Brambles , Ivy and nasty Stinging Nettles .
Another wheelbarrow full !
In earlier times , 2008 , it looked like this !
It actually looked really nice for about 15 years , I would regularly rake the gravel and would not let any seeds germinate in it , nor allow any fallen leaves remain on it for long . Then in 2014 , I was not able to do it after a long recovery from a big op . Now fully recovered ,but struggling to catch up with it all in the garden which I love so much .
More Ivy ...sigh . Stinging Nettles . Just look at those brambles !
Then there is this Wild Strawberry .....
.......which I fell in love with at a local boot fair and had thought how sweet it would look growing next to my Agave . It seemed like a good idea at the time but now I am sorely regretting it . A nice plant in the wrong place . It has a become a terrible rampant thug !
Under the watchful eye of the Robin ....
I slowly fill the wheelbarrow .
I don't like to use chemical weedkillers , so it really is a very slow job , on my hands and aching knees .
I sit back to stretch out my aching back and take a moment to watch the Robin hopping about , very boldly now , in front of me .
I lift out a couple of the rocks that surround the Agave , to remove more Wild Strawberry plants and find a couple of Agave pups . Delighted ! I carefully pull them away and put them aside to pot up later on .
As the sun sets I put away my tools and leave the other half covered over with a tarpulin and a sheet of black plastic .
Cleomes on the garden seat , waiting to be planted out .
I,ll be getting back to it , later today .
