I fancied having ago at an ice flower bowl. We have lots of gorgeous wild flowers popping up- tiny wild pansies and chamomile, damson blossom and lavender.
It's very easy- fill a bowl 2/3rds full with water and 2/3rds of your flowers and place in the freezer.
After a couple of hours when it's beginning to freeze, float another bowl in the top- weighing it down so its an inch or so from the bottom. Put the remaining flowers in the top and freeze until solid.
Pour a little hot water over the bowls to release it and that's it! Lovely to serve fresh fruit in or icecream truffles!
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So, in a mad moment this afternoon we decided to plant up the bed by the entrance. At the top is a photo before Paul built the retaining walls to give you a 'before and after'. Since then we've planted three ornamental cherries and today I finally got some other plants in! We've had to put up a goose barrier until the lavender hedge gets established! Some stock I've grown from seed (Euphorbia, Salvia and Achillea) and some were brought from our garden in Pirbright (Festuca and Paeony). Mike bought us some lovely white agapanthus and I've transplanted some blue Iris- so not a bad result really!! 
Just in time for wine o'clock!
