To say that the weather has been against us gardeners and growers in the UK is a bit of an understatement to say the least.

In March we had glorious sunshine and temperatures of 20c and above.  April in contrast has been cold, windy and very very wet.  The flower plots are sodden and struggling to hold any more water.  Which considering they're on the side of a hill just goes to show how much rainfall we've had in the last few weeks.

On a happier note.... things are ever so slowly starting to g...
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