From Angela,
Despite the dreadful weather forecast, we had a rain-free, if windy session. Most of our volunteers now know the drill and helped themselves to bins, tools, kneeling pads/seats and set to weeding the brassica and pea beds, and along the edges of the paths.  Two other areas were also tackled today, the blueberry patch and the northern section of the Orchard.  The south pollinator bed was also weeded and tidied up, and then composted, and looks a treat!  The Buddleia Globosa appears to have survived the winter after all and there is new growth at the bottom, so the dead stems were cut back to make it less unsightly.  One of the figs appears to have died but our Espalier expert Richard  Hallman advises waiting until July and if no new growth by then, it is definitely dead and should be removed.  In the Alliums bed, a forest of tiny green leek shoots has appeared, and in the Roots bed a few carrot leaves are showing under their protective cover,  but strangely no beets yet!