At long last we have some rain. It has also gone colder which is not so good given we are still in lockdown but we badly needed the rain. It will rain through the weekend and then back up to temperatures in their 20’s.
My Russian olive trees (elaeagnus angustifolia) are flowering. I have one in a pot near the house and one up at the back of the veggie garden. Their flowers are multiple and very understated BUT they smell utterly divine.
The light pink tree peonies by the house are out as is the darker red one. They don’t like rain which is unfortunate! Also a plant I bought last year which I moved and is doing well. I liked its lemon coloured flowers but have forgotten its name. It looks to be related to ranunculus.
the veggie garden is doing well and with no frost predicted for the next 14 days (including the Ice Saints which are May 11-14 this year) it should continue to do well without me scrambling to get everything covered up!
First picture is of the garlic, onions and shallots with broad beans in the next bed. The second one is a different angle and shows potatoes as well. And the third picture shows radishes, beetroot, spring onions and salad leaves. The netting is to keep the cats off!
Talking of which here is Ginger in a not so cultivated bit of the garden!
Some general views across the garden towards the steps to the veggie bit
The rhododendrons are all coming out so more of those next time.
Last but not least two more snake sightings, baby adders this time. I hate snakes.
A Garden in the Morvan 
Russian olive is grown as an ornamental? I am not familiar with it, but have seen quite a bit of it at a distance in the Mojave desert, where it is grown as low windbreaks around home gardens. Although it wants to be irrigated, it is otherwise resilient to the desert climate. I think of it as a utilitarian species, rather than as an ornamental, although the grey backdrop is nice.
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