The planting in the corner in front of the house is delivering mixed results, which is pretty much as expected. The Omphalodes and Alchemilla are growing well, like the Helleborus that I’ve photographed before. The funkias, lilies of the valley and Tiarellas are slower to come up, but are present and accounted for.

The toad lily is technically alive, but its shoots have all been eaten level with the ground. I can see them when I push away the soil, but the ends are all bitten off. I’m not going to try and coddle it through this; it’s going out. The Polygonatum are mostly gone – a single one remains – and I really like them so I might give those another try. The Thalictrum have all disappeared; there’s not a single sign of them ever having been here, even. Time to replace them with something more suitable.