Saturday 21st June
We set out once again for the garden centre nr stanley, as last weeks attempt was a dismal failure. Believe it or not hub broke his bins the same day as i had to buy new ones last weekend so its been an expensive week, and no doubt he'll be wanting to try them out today. Arrived eventually! after getting lost a couple of times, as it was a little difficult to find but was well worth the visit. But what awful weather, it was lashing down and neither of us had a brolly, but the kind owner came to our rescue with a big golf umbrella so that we could have alook around a bit. We were amazed how cheap the plants were compared to these big garden centres and it shows how much of a profit these places must be making. Obviously they dont have the same amount of choice as a big centre, but we'll definitely go back when we need more things. I'd rather buy from a small buisness to help them along than a big buiness that wont even notice loosing my custom.
Saw 1 bullfinch nr the garden centre gates as we were leaving.