Freesia Collection.

 

 My colour range of freesias is expanding. The pink below is new this year.

 With dark yellow ones yet to flower. I do so love their perfume. White and cream still the strongest.

 My back is not good again. I know why. I dug out some clumps of Belladonna bulbs. It was such hard work. Some clumps probably at least 20 years old had 50 to a 100 bulbs in them. I consider them road side weeds.

 In the new spaces I am planting things like these yellow ranunculi and iris and roses.

 I may need help to dig out more clumps.

 My hexagon additions to the bed quilt is progressing well.

New Solar Panels.

  On Tuesday we had the new solar panels installed. You may remember the old ones froze ( when the pump failed to circulate water ) when we had the very heavy frost a few weeks ago. Farmers Mutual Insurance  paid for it. Thank you!

 We are currently monitoring it to see it performs correctly. It heats the water (but doesn't feed into the grid )

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 More colourful freesias flowering.

 Yesterday I sat in the strawberry patch and weeded then planted in some replacement runners and 4 new plants. I hope the do well. They are under a bird protection frame.