I often find interesting stuff in garden beds at work. Normally, it’s items that have been thrown in there by people who don’t want them anymore. That isn’t the case today.

What I found today is in the photo below. What you are looking at is the trunk of a hibiscus that was clearly placed on the garden bed in its pot several years ago by the look of it. Why this plant wasn’t taken out of the pot and planted, I will never know.

For the hibiscus to be as happy as it is, it clearly has its roots in the garden bed. I do find things like this really irritating, because this pot doesn’t need to be there and could have either been used for another plant or recycled. It is also a laziness thing-why was it not planted when it was smaller?

On the plus side, it is a very healthy plant that hides the pot (which will be removed when I get chance) with its leaves. It also has some really nice crimson flowers on it, which are one of my favourite colours for hibiscus flowers.

Moving on to my garden now. Not much has really changed in the past couple of days. My cauliflower seedlings are happy in their new pots, everything else is growing well.

One variety of potatoes has been busy growing well-I can see several shoots appearing above the soil now. Of my other two varieties, there is no sign. This doesn’t mean that they aren’t growing, it’s just that they are a bit slower. Hopefully, they will appear soon!

The seedlings that I sowed over the weekend haven’t shown any sign of germinating yet, but in saying that, I wouldn’t expect them too yet.

My broad beans look like they may be developing some flower buds, which I am looking forward to seeing. Having a crop of beans would be great after a winter of snail damage!