Some time ago the garden was full of yellow, now it’s full of blue and white. There are Camassia, Bluebells and lots of Forget-me-nots and the white blossom of the Choisya Ternata and the slightly pink tinged whites of apple blossom.
Just look at the first row sown and the others are starting. We love shallots even more than onions.
utesmile
April 19, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Oh those shalllots come well. I need to do those really! 🙂
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:10 pm
I love them more than onions and they are quite easy to grow with not too much space. 🙂
Ark
April 19, 2026 at 8:45 am
Just read that the Cornish Council are considering the reintroduction of glysophate for ‘weeds’ on verges and hard surfaces like pavements. I hope enough people in your neck of the woods are able to put their foot down and stop this.
Regards
Ark.
mybeautfulthings
April 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Yes, we have signed various petitions that are around. Our local council is refusing to do as the Cornwall County Council want as are several other town councils but CCC is making it difficult. I cannot understand why they would want to use something described by the World Health Organisation as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans.’
I’m loving the dandelions everywhere! 🙂
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2026 at 7:07 pm
For Ark:
Thought you’d like to know – from the Wildlife Trust post: “We’re delighted that Cornwall Council has voted to delay the planned reintroduction of glyphosate based weedkillers.
Councillors voted 61 to seven to challenge the decision, following public protests, concerns raised by organisations including Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and more than 13,000 petition signatures from Cornish residents.
We’re hopeful this extended timeframe will now allow for proper public engagement and exploration of safer alternatives.”
Good news indeed! 🙂