{"id":6142,"date":"2021-04-04T16:40:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T16:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2021-04-04T16:40:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T16:40:15","slug":"sunday-04-april-paques-pipes-pits-plants-presidential-pronouncements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-04-april-paques-pipes-pits-plants-presidential-pronouncements\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 04 April \u2013 P\u00e2ques, pipes, pits &#038; plants (&#038; Presidential pronouncements!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-28-march-magnolificence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week\u2019s blog<\/a> ended saying that we were due to have amazing weather which would allow us to continue with outdoor work.\u00a0 We have enjoyed a couple of days of fabulous sunshine and warmth which has allowed us to focus on 2 things \u2013 the garden and plants \u2013 while also enjoying some time off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week ended with us having found a waste pipe under the Hayloft\u2019s front terrace when we were planting some new jasmine climbers to provide some scent.\u00a0 Having charged our drain camera (we actually felt we needed to own one!) we have increased our confidence that this pipe is no longer in use and we have put the plants in the ground.\u00a0 In a couple of years, when the new plants are established and the older false jasmine recovered, this terrace should look good again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-jasmine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6130 lazyload\" width=\"294\" height=\"193\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-jasmine.jpg 634w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-jasmine-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-jasmine-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/193;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><figcaption>New jasmines planted on Hayloft&#8217;s front terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also mentioned we had some other ideas to keep Hayloft amazing and these are on its second terrace, the evening terrace.\u00a0 We have bought some new, relaxed, garden furniture and a firepit to extend those barmy summer evenings.\u00a0 We have a chiminea on our terrace which we love to use on hot summer evenings \u2013 I have said before that it is one of my favourite things \u2013 and wanted something for Hayloft.\u00a0 We thought a chiminea would be a bit fragile so we have settled on a firepit \u2013 and I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6131 lazyload\" width=\"313\" height=\"201\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace.jpg 614w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 313px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 313\/201;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><figcaption>Our first BBQ of 2021 on Hayloft&#8217;s new terrace furniture<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather as the start of the week was so warm we managed to have our first 2 BBQs of the year \u00a0and used Hayloft\u2019s terrace, just to test out the new furniture you\u2019ll understand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"398\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-BBQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6129\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-BBQ.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hayloft-terrace-bbq\/\" class=\"wp-image-6129 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-BBQ.jpg 597w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-BBQ-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-terrace-BBQ-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 597px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 597\/398;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">First BBQ of 2021 on Hayloft&#8217;s terrace with its new furniture and firepit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"421\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-firepit.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6128\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-firepit.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hayloft-firepit\/\" class=\"wp-image-6128 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-firepit.jpg 620w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-firepit-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hayloft-firepit-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/421;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hayloft terrace with its new furniture and firepit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"442\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/First-BBQ-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6126\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/First-BBQ-of-the-year.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/first-bbq-of-the-year-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-6126 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/First-BBQ-of-the-year.jpg 604w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/First-BBQ-of-the-year-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/First-BBQ-of-the-year-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/442;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">First BBQ of 2021 on Hayloft&#8217;s terrace with its new furniture and firepit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Firepit.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6125\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Firepit.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/firepit\/\" class=\"wp-image-6125 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Firepit.jpg 610w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Firepit-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Firepit-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/432;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hayloft&#8217;s new firepit to extend those warm summer evenings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the hot weather, on Tuesday we joined a group of friends for a picnic on the beach and visiting the bulb fields in Plomeur.\u00a0 The area is suited to grow hyacinths and tulips which make a fabulous spring display that you can visit and either walk round or, as we did, jump on the tulip train which also accepts dogs \u00a0&#8211; five in our group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-hyacinths.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6139\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-hyacinths.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/h-hyacinths\/\" class=\"wp-image-6139 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-hyacinths.jpg 636w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-hyacinths-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-hyacinths-16x9.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 636px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 636\/365;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fabulous display of hyasinths at the Point de Torc&#8217;h, Plomeur<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"324\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-flower-display.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6138\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-flower-display.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/h-flower-display\/\" class=\"wp-image-6138 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-flower-display.jpg 634w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-flower-display-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-flower-display-16x8.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 634px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 634\/324;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fabulous display of hyasinths at the Point de Torc&#8217;h, Plomeur<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"424\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-train.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6140\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-train.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/h-train\/\" class=\"wp-image-6140 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-train.jpg 517w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-train-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-train-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 517px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 517\/424;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tulip train at the Point de Torc&#8217;h, Plomeur &#8211; dogs welcome<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2-1024x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6141\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/h-tulips-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6141 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2-1024x436.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2-16x7.jpg 16w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Torch-tulips-2.jpg 1439w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/436;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fabulous display of tulips at the Point de Torc&#8217;h, Plomeur<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the train ride we enjoyed a picnic on the beach (a picnic with pavlova and cheesecake) at Pointe de la Torche which, while blustery, was the earliest in the year we have had a beach day yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Daves-beach-cheesecake.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6121 lazyload\" width=\"278\" height=\"346\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Daves-beach-cheesecake.jpg 628w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Daves-beach-cheesecake-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Daves-beach-cheesecake-10x12.jpg 10w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 278px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 278\/346;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption>Dave&#8217;s beach cheesecake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday evening President Macron gave an address to the nation on the current state of COVID with France heading the list of European nations for new COVID infections.&nbsp; This may be because the President has been extremely reluctant to put France into a period of confinement so on Wednesday night new restrictions were outlined for the next 4 weeks which began last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is being called a new confinement, it really doesn\u2019t feel like it.&nbsp; The national curfew has been continued restricting peoples\u2019 movements between 1900 and 0600 but, outside of these times, anyone can travel up to a limit of 10 kilometres from their home unless there is a justification \u2013 and there are lots of justifications.&nbsp; These include shopping for \u2018essential\u2019 items as all \u2018non-essential\u2019 shops will be closed.&nbsp; However, seeing the list of what is able to remain open just about everything seems to be considered essential \u2013 except g\u00eetes, so all of our reservations have cancelled or deferred. Again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this being Easter weekend there were lots of activities being advertised around us including the annual Easter Monday market on the Lac du Drennec which has, sadly, been cancelled for the second year.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/jardinexotiqueroscoff.com\/en\/home-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jardin exotique &amp; botanique de Roscoff<\/a> had organised a plant fair for Easter Sunday that we wanted to attend and visit the garden which has been on our \u2018to do\u2019 list for years.\u00a0 Thankfully they were able to move the fair to Saturday before the \u2018restrictions\u2019 were imposed so we popped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fair was smaller than we\u2019d expected, although we still found some lovely plants to buy, and we seemed to have stumbled on the Mexican salesmen with cacti and chiminea (have I mentioned we have a chiminea) which, as yesterday was the most overcast, coldest and windiest of the week, seemed a little out of place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"419\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fete-de-plants-Roscoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6122\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fete-de-plants-Roscoff.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/fete-de-plants-roscoff\/\" class=\"wp-image-6122 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fete-de-plants-Roscoff.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fete-de-plants-Roscoff-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fete-de-plants-Roscoff-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 637px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 637\/419;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jardin Exotique de Roscoff&#8217;s Easter plant fair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"434\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plant-Fair-Roscoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6137\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plant-Fair-Roscoff.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/plant-fair-roscoff\/\" class=\"wp-image-6137 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plant-Fair-Roscoff.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plant-Fair-Roscoff-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plant-Fair-Roscoff-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 637px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 637\/434;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Easter plant fair at the Jardin Exotique de Roscoff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gardens were interesting and will certainly be good to visit throughout the year as the seasons change and different things come into flower.\u00a0 One of the things I enjoyed most is a hint as to what my \u2018next big project\u2019 is that I have alluded to in the last couple of blogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-aloe.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6133\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-aloe.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/jardin-exotique-roscoff-aloe\/\" class=\"wp-image-6133 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-aloe.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-aloe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-aloe-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fabulous agave at the Jardin Exotique de Roscoff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-fishpond.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6134\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-fishpond.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/jardin-exotique-roscoff-fishpond\/\" class=\"wp-image-6134 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-fishpond.jpg 639w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-fishpond-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-fishpond-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 639px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 639\/467;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fabulous koi pond at the Jardin Exotique de Roscoff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gardens also have the most amazing rock structure giving a great panoramic view over Roscoff marina.\u00a0 At great personal risk in the howling gale, I managed to get a pic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"138\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6135 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-pano.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-pano-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jardin-exotique-Roscoff-pano-16x3.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/138;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Panorama from the vantage point of the Jardin Exotique de Roscoff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the plants we picked up at the fair, we also bought a couple from the garden\u2019s small shop which I am looking forward to planting next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work in the garden continued with mowing (obviously), weeding (obviously!), planting some of the plants we bought in the previous week and potting on some of those things that have grown.&nbsp; The new plants included 4 escallonia that we bought to replace 3 hebes we had planted previously in our fig bed in the orchard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hebes were amazing when we bought and planted them when we created the flower bed. They were small and had masses of red or yellow flowers.\u00a0 They have evidently been happy as they have grown and grown \u2013 we probably should have pruned occasionally \u2013 but they have not flowered since.\u00a0 As such, they have become large green balls that were blocking some of the other plants there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-hebes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6124 lazyload\" width=\"377\" height=\"248\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-hebes.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-hebes-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-hebes-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 377px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 377\/248;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><figcaption>Fig bed and its over large hebes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have cut these out and planted the escallonia which should flower and we will keep under better control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-escallonia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6123 lazyload\" width=\"410\" height=\"233\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-escallonia.jpg 583w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-escallonia-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fig-bed-escallonia-16x9.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 410px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 410\/233;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption>Fig bed and its over large hebes replaced with escalloias<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the good weather our potted bananas have sprung into life so we have bought some larger pots to allow them to grow and hope they will great this summer.\u00a0 What may take a little longer to look great is the hedge on our new front talus but our new lonicera plants arrived as promised on Monday so we have planted A LOT to form a decent hedge as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kergudon-banana.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6136\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kergudon-banana.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/kergudon-banana\/\" class=\"wp-image-6136 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kergudon-banana.jpg 605w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kergudon-banana-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kergudon-banana-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 639\/444;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lots of lonicera on my new Hent Gorreker talus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today has returned to warm and sunny so we took the dogs back to the for\u00eat de Cranou which is thankfully within our 10 km limit so we may be there a bit in the next month.\u00a0 Otherwise we have had a lazy Easter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week we are expecting a large drop in temperature, although we hope no frost, but it should remain dry.&nbsp; Even now though, we would appreciate a little rain with all our new planting but it will allow us to plant and pot the remainder of our new acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last spring we had a very productive period of confinement and we hope to again. David will continue to teach his classes and clients on line and, with no guests for a bit, we can continue with our projects and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you have all had an enjoyable Easter and stay warm in the coming week.&nbsp; More next Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 bient\u00f4t.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s blog ended saying that we were due to have amazing weather which would allow us to continue with outdoor work.\u00a0 We have enjoyed a couple of days of fabulous sunshine and warmth which has allowed us to focus on 2 things \u2013 the garden and plants \u2013 while also enjoying some time off.&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ben-and-daves-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}