I think the marjoram (Green mat forming plant - centre left) is the compact type, but it might well be the golden curled form.

# 1569# 1568Total Allotment Time: 3 & 1/4hrs.
Principle Tasks: Stringing 'Turbo' onions. Planting out another golden curled marjoram into the border L-bed. General weeding and watering.

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# 1363# 1362I'm really pleased with the quality of the compost in the first bin of the year to be turned out. I had to sieve it though to remove the larger bits (See in second photo). Notice also the spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) in the top photo. Looking good I think.

# 1361How the compost looks as a 7cm mulch on the border L-bed.

# 1360One of the oriental hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) in flower along the bed. Here growing through the golden marjoram (Origanum vulgare 'Aureum Crispum').

# 1359My annual 'fingers-crossed' over whether or not the elfin herb (Cuphea hyssopifolia) has made it over the winter.

# 1358The rhubarb's made it again though!

Total Allotment Time: 2 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Sieving compost and adding as a mulch to the gate end of the border herb and flower bed.

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Late Flyer

# 1303A close-up of the latest Globe Artichoke bud to open. I only noticed the fly when processing the photo.

# 1302The flower-spikes of the Golden Marjoram (Bottom right).

Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/2 hrs.

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# 0541Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/2hrs.
Principle Task: Planting out Leucanthemum x superbum 'Dwarf Snow Lady', golden curled and compact marjoram, viola 'Beaconsfield', lady's mantle, Salvia nemerosa 'Ostfriesland' and a showy stonecrop into the border L-bed.

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00524Total Allotment Time: 3 & 1/2hrs.
Principle Tasks: Planting out marjoram and veronica into border L-bed. Cutting back old growth of the vervain. Adding 4 bags (£10's worth) of organic garden compost to the border L-bed. Forking over soil in preparation of continuing construction of the second veg/fruit bed.