You would think that people who work with natural things would have at least a modicum of ability!

My dwarf pear tree has thrown up a shoot from the root stock, off one of the roots that was barely covered with soil. I have separated it and it's in water at the moment, as there were one or two tiny roots forming. I am going to pot it up when I think it will stand it, and see if it amounts to anything. It's quite a dwarf stock, so it may be happy in a planter. However, it is probably one chosen for strength over fruit production!

I hope I might get some de-cluttering of the garden done before I go off to Whitby, but the weather forecast for tomorrow and Friday isn't great. I have a couple of jobs to do today, and then I might get stuck in.

No sign of Peter. I have sent him a text, and I'll see what transpires. The most annoying thing is that I am paying for an extra week of kennels for the animals in order to keep them out of his way!

Andrea