Everything rosy on our lockdown plot

We’ve really tried to keep the rules and mostly not gone out. Just getting some essentials — one must eat there is no doubt. We’ve mastered online shopping — we have vans here all the time. The weekly shop, some garden bits, some cartridges (they’re mine). A feeder for the birds we have (the pigeons are a pest), But nutty, seedy, fatty things to satisfy the rest. We thought a garden centre visit would be very nice We bought some plants and other things, but still observed advice. We kept our distance from the other customers, that’s true And stopped and waited ’cos we knew that was the thing to do. But when we got back home, we realised just how much we’d got. The car was full from floor to roof — I think we’d bought the lot. So, having spent some time unloading, then the fun began. We’d several hours ahead of us to work towards the plan. But after many hours of work with earth as hard as rock, We stood admiring what we’d done; we almost had a shock. What previously was just a mess with weeds and nothing more Was now transformed to something like we’d never had before.

We now are seeing colour, we have reds and yellows, too. We’ve golds and pinks and whites and greens and blues, to name a few. The Chelsea Flower Show! What’s that? We have the Galley garden. And if you don’t agree with me well then I beg your pardon. A wishing well, a wheelbarrow and pots all shapes and sizes. And hanging baskets by the score all full of great surprises. The latest thing to add a touch of class and lots of fun Is our new water feature, driven solely by the sun. We’ve shrubs and climbing plants and also fruit trees, plum and pear. I’d love to tell you names of plants but I don’t really care. As long as they are colourful and bright to catch the eye, I’m not concerned about the names, they all just pass me by. We’ve got a row of roses and a rockery to view And lost three massive trees, so now the sun comes shining through. We have a family of gnomes who’ve had a relocation. They now live round the bird bath with their own illumination. And that’s not all (I wish it was, I’m sure I hear you say) ’Cos we have branched out more this year and spent a lovely day Just planting veg, although we really didn’t know what to do. We’ve cabbage, sprouts, broad beans and leeks, tomatoes, marrows, too. We’ve cucumbers and onions and courgettes — D’you like our style? This garden is the best we’ve had by many a country mile. So if you’re passing, drop right in and come and have a look. We’ll social distance naturally — we’ll do it by the book. Just choose a day with lots of sun and guided tours aren’t dear. As you can sense, we’re really proud of what we’ve done this year. So thank you, Boris, lockdown’s been quite useful, I suppose. Eat your heart out Kew and Chelsea — we’ve got Moreland Close.