some changes to the Cats Garden

thanks to the huge kitchen fire the garden has seen all sorts of changes: the old greenhouse was wrecked by the scaffolding that was erected over the kitchen while the roof was being repaired.. and now we have a good view of that area from the new kitchen it was time for something much better looking:

The new potting shed was then followed by a new shed down the bottom of the garden to store all the beekeeping kit, as the old shed was utterly rotten and full of rat holes.  So the "Bee Shed" arrived in November and is very smart indeed:

And the other big change is the new veranda outside what is now my studio.. used to be the kitchen.  It makes for a wonderful space:

Last year was an annus horribilus for the garden, in fact the last 3 years have been, but this may be different and already seems better.

Last year the back garden was filled with the most enormous scaffolding and charred beams lay around the back garden and a portaloo sat in the front one.

Same garden, feline and human changes

First post without our beloved Catherine, and Katisha and Kitski have joined Bram under the Buddlea.  Catherine passed into angel gardening in 2017, Katisha in August 2018 from old age, and Kitski in January 2019 from smoke inhalation after a terrible kitchen fire. 

So for reasons of grief, bereavement, and busy beekeeping the garden has been left to its own devices.  The frogs have continued to multiply, the birds have disappeared thanks to many months of no birdfeeders after the house fire, and every corner of the garden has been run over by wretched wild leeks. 

There are two the new occupants of the garden.. Heidi and Psyki.. energetic kittens that are both excellent tree climbers, alongside Monte who would be an excellent tree climber if he were not so heavy.

Heidi is also an absolute monster as far as the frogs are concerned.  This was in my bedside water yesterday morning, fortunately it was able to swim away when returned to the pond.

It feels very very strange to be taking over as head steward of the cats garden, trying to decide where to put things, knowing that the garden pixies will probably be back and reorganise everything anyway.  I have just been the composter in the past, plus planter and harvester of fruit bushes.  But this garden loves flowers and I have to hope that Catherine will be looking over my shoulder and sorting out the mistakes.  And I can never remember plant names or locations so I am going to have to take loads of photos to try and remember.

I am quite sure no one ever reads this so doesn't matter what I write.