Out with the pickaxe again! This time to break up the rubble compacted by the landscapers along the edge of the bed outside the stable annexe. I wanted to plant a little lavender hedge but knew the drainage would not be sufficient. It was a tough job for such a short little ditch… but revealed plenty of stones to line it with to create what I hope will be a welcoming home for the lavender plants.

I also moved the standard Olivia Austin rose which had been in too much shade. Fresh new growth appeared almost overnight!

This is what it looked like a year ago:

And this was almost exactly two years ago! The little crabapple tree has happily survived all the chaos.