Week 5 of lockdown, and another 3 to go, at least. The pool is open, and closed over again, after a little problem with the roller, only 17 degrees but Peter has been swimming, I’m waiting until it hits 19, at least! we have discovered Zoom and virtual aperos, and the weeding continues.

Everywhere is green now. The pollarded plane trees in the market place have gone from bare to full leaf in a week, the May blossom is out, plants are shooting up on the prairie, although only the Nepeta is in flower

and Wisteria is flowering all over town, although not ours, after the hard pruning from Gilles earlier in the year.

The hoopoes are feeding on the lawn, now that it has been trimmed.

The Cistus are covered in blossom

as are the Phlomis in the Mediterranean Garden.

The few survivors on the Beach are also flowering

along with last year’s planting in the scree bed by the pond

and finally, after 4 or 5 years, there is a surviving Zantedeschia to keep Mr Frog company.

Hard to know whether they have flowered before when we have not been here. Must get in and weed the pot to encourage them!

Caught the Ashphodel in flower as well

and the Bergenia in the Gravel Garden, gorgeous colour but only 2 flower spikes, not sure what to do to encourage it.

Iris are abundant too, but to be saved for another Post, since the welcome rain has now stopped and the garden calls.