Getting my hands dirty making mud pies is definitely as therapeutic for me as a spa day, if not moreso. So when we dropped into Homebase yesterday to buy a barbecue I got a little distracted and came away with a whole array of purple petalled beauties. Of course, I couldn't be doing all that planting without some cute new gardening gloves and these candy striped ones suited me just fine!

Purple, blue and white are the colours that have begun to dominate our back garden, and now they have made their way into the front bed. I'm pleased with this neat and tidy look. The bees seem to like it too, and we should all do our bit to save the bees.

Labels: gardening