Back in the saddle

After our long break in Australia ( see www.travelsdownunder2017.blogspot.co.uk) we are back and trying to get ahead of the backlog. After the mail and the email the garden comes next. 

So grass cutting is the first priority and Kate has started on the weeding. 

The magnolias have done well, this Stellata is the only one in the ground and seems to have survived the winter well.

Another task will be planting the many saplings in the new wood area - the grass has been killed off to give them a head start.