Our B&B weekly diary all our previous postings...

2nd May

The slugs absolutely love the beer we have put down and are leaving the lettuces alone which we are so big now we are able to use in our evening meals at the B&B. The Snap Dragon seeds are also beginning to show and they will also find themselves on the dinner plate. Yes you can eat Snap Dragons!! We will also be able to remove the closhes from the sunflower plants which we are hoping to grow this year to create an attractive entrance to our bed and breakfast. The lawn mower is still at the repair shop so we are borrowing our friends as the grass is growing by the minute. New recipe tried this week was another success...sliced aubergines griddled then filled with ricotta cheese and herbs from the garden and baked on a bed of tomatoes, onion and garlic...delicious.

 28TH Avril

The pesky snails and slugs have been attacking the poor radish and lettuce. Having caught a bit of Gardener's World we will be trying the beer traps in the ground. We just hope that the French slugs like the taste as Champagne would be too expensive.

This evening we have taking some photos of the pear blossom below. We hope to have a good crop of pears again this year. They go well in our recipe of pork and pears creating a lovely evening meal. The new table has arrived and we can now comfortably seat all guests. The brand new lawn mower broke down after 2 hours having looked at the 1 1/2 acres of grounds to cut!! Ah well the trusty Flymo will have to come out of retirement.

21st Avril

This week we have tied back the pear trees which have beautiful fragrant white blossom on them. Underneath the  treas we have weeded the borders and planted strawberry plants which we hope will create a useful ground cover but more importantly some lovely fresh tasting strawberries for desserts.

Despite strong winds this week the lettuces have stayed put as have the celery. There is still along way to go and we hope to start on a small patch for the herb garden.

On the flower side the young wisteria are showing new buds and we have planted a wild rose at the entrance to the courtyard which we hope will over the years develop to create an inviting welcome to our Bed and Breakfast here in Normandy.

Normandy
Utah beach has unveiled plans to create a set of memorial gardens to those who gave their lives on 6th June 1944. The planned eight circular gardens will be individually designed and contain the names of the soldiers. The artists impression looks very good but a final date has yet to be announced for work to start.