Spring always brings goodies

Spring always brings goodies besides March winds, April showers, and fresh faced flowers...in this case, illness. Our entire household has been, and mostly still is, poorly. Unfortunately that means the garden has taken a bit of a back seat amidst fevers and sore throats and misery. My poor husband, who was so desperate to get the boundary fence sorted, couldn't bear it anymore today, and finally ventured back out to get some work done. I watched, uselessly, took a few photos, and then buggered off back inside to feel ill while being tortured by a bored, sick 3 year old. *Sigh*

Here are my springy photos of today's work:

Not sure what these are going to be. So far the only spring bulbs I've noticed are daffodils and evil Spanish bluebells. These are probably the latter, but I'd love to find something different.
Whatever they are, they've appeared in the old shrub bed, where they must have been waiting for years for a bit of light.

So he did another stretch of fencing, taking us well over halfway through this bit. It's a good thing we have so much in the way of raw materials in the garden - getting the branches for the fencing is a matter of wandering about with a chainsaw or loppers, removing this and that. Great, as it's tidying as we go along.

Another benefit of this fencing is that it's wonderful for wildlife - it makes a great haven for insects and small furry critters. It also won't actually hinder any hedgehogs, as there are gaps in the fence behind.

This is the next stretch to do. We really are getting somewhere!

And then I'm going to sort this bizarre collection of rockery/junk/rhododendron...