Start of May

Nearly a month since I last posted and the garden has changed. The tulips came out and then it heavily rained so most of them were only out for a week or so. The purple ones in the cottage bed have forget-me-knots growing round them which really works as a combination.

The clementis at the back of the garden has come out this week.

The aquilegia have started to come out.

The grass now needs cutting every week and could do with a bit of lawn care. Last year I dug out all the weeds but haven't had time to do that yet this year. The shed needs a bit of a tidy up and then I can find the lawn care stuff.

A new edition to the garden is the bear little L was given as a birth present and it just needs a name...

Tulips

My spring garden is looking good. Lots of Daffs still out and some of the the tulips are out as well now. There should be 50 yellow and 50 red - the yellow are doing slightly better! And then the purple and pink ones in the "cottage" bed.

My dad cut the grass this week and I did the edges today. I also cleared up a few more leaves and deadheaded the daffs that have finished.

The weather has been pretty warm over the last couple of weeks with some really sunny days - today included. In fact we even sat in the garden for a bit today - all three of us.

And the rest of the garden

daffs daffs daffs

Yeah - spring in my garden.

The weather has been lovely the last couple of days - 14 degrees.

All that bulb planting is paying off nicely.. check out the daffs!

28th Feb

Cut the tops of my hydrangeas today and cleared away a few more leaves. There are bulb shoots everywhere now - Spring is definitely with us. Some daffs are now out in pots. the two pots were in a sheltered position by the house but I've now moved them to where I can see them from the window. There are some at the end of the garden that should be out soon.

Here are some pics of different bits of the garden...

First crocus

The weather has been a bit milder the last couple of days and the first crocuses are out in the garden. All the other bulbs have really had a growth spurt as well. The feb gold daffs better hurry up though if they are going to come out in feb.

A few more snowdrops are out. The hellebores at the end of the garden have perked up and teh one that hides behind the lavender is also out again.

Snowdrops

We've had a cold couple of weeks. The snow last Monday hung around for a few days but we're still getting frosty nights. The bulbs are a LOT further behind than they were last year. There are shoots about - but I had daffs and a tulip by this time last year!

The first bulbs to have come out are some snowdrops at the end of the garden.

There is still a bit of tidying up to do in the garden. I cleared a few leaves today and found lots of shoots hiding underneath. I also need to cut the grasses down. Maybe in the next few days...

Snow

Lots of lovely snow in London last night.

I know you are meant to shake it off the trees and bushes but they all look so lovely with it on I can't bring myself to.

This weekend

Finally got in the garden a bit. Yesterday morning was a lovely crisp winter morning. The sun was nice and warm on my face though. Tidied the end of the bed by Joes and the hot bed. Cleared away the summer bedding, put a few tulips in, cut back the perennials and then mulched.

Most of the yellow and red tulips went into pots in the end though. The soil on the side by Joes is just too clay-y to put tulips in.

Cleared up some more leaves.

So just the cottage bed and the lawn to do now. Woke up this morning and there was a light covering of snow - so not really the weather for lawn care. Hopefully I'll get a chance next weekend.

Bonfire night

Bonfire night and we've people coming round to watch the fireworks. Unfortunetly its rather rainy. I want to get out and carry on clearing the garden up and plant the tulips but its wet and miserable and I'm so tired.