We are starting to make a bit more progress in the garden and have now cleared some more beds for planting vegetables and decorative plants. We stocked up with a few more plants at the Kirkcudbright Plant Fair in early May and planted some of them out in a new bed by the greenhouse.

We have also cleared out a bed along the side of the top section of the garden where it should get some shelter from the existing hedging but also plenty of light. This is now home to a buddleia, a geranium and some lupins which we brought from Aberdeen as well as a few new acquisitions

Down in the lower garden we have cleared out a couple of beds for vegetables. We have planted them up with potatoes, beans, peas, onions, garlic, beetroot, parsnips, broccoli and kale so far but we are having a bit of a battle with rabbits, especially with the brassicas.