The season has been very different this year compared to previous years. There has been a significant delay in trees and shrubs leafing out. However, the resilient spring bulbs are currently putting on a great show. First to bloom are the snowdrops followed by a carpet of scillas. The rockery plants are coming along nicely […]
It has been a while since I have written a post. I thought it was about time to share a few gardening notes with Spring just around the corner. We have been so lucky this year with our winter. Apart from one cold snap when temperatures dipped to -22c it has been relatively mild. It […]
Never would I have thought that two to three months ago we would be in the situation we are in today. These are most certainly uncertain times. As I walk through the park this morning there is an eerie silence. With no commercial planes flying it is just the sound of gaggling geese or birds […]
Our winter so far has been very different from the previous two years with a mix of snowfalls and snowmelt. Spring though still seems a long way off. These variances in temperatures have allowed me sometimes to have a glimpse of a few blooms and bulb shoots in the garden. The hellebores in particular and […]
Early Spring Blooms Displayed in a Vase Despite the inclement weather we have had during the first days of March, there is definitely progress in my spring garden; it is rapidly coming alive. Bulbs are starting to bloom and more and more green shoots are emerging in all the flower beds. The small bouquet above […]