Snowdrops ....

It may be minus 3 C. and snow lies on the ground but these snowdrops have managed to make an appearance.

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The garden again

More snaps from the garden …

Rain Rain Rain

We've had some rain over the last few days but here are some reminders of sunny weather.

Taken last week - tulips happy in the sunshine.

Spring

Spring is still with us and the garden is alive with colour -

Is Spring here ?

After a very mild but wet winter has Spring arrived ? 

Plants and bulbs are very forward for the time of the year - here are a few pics from the garden -

A little colour ..

We still have a little colour left in the garden with this beech hedge - the weather is turning colder and no doubt the leaves will soon turn brown.

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Haircut time in the garden..

The time came last week for a couple of trees in the garden to have a trim - we certainly have more light now….

They will soon grow and no doubt need another trim in about 5 years time.

An English Rose

The weather may be normal for the time of year - cold but this has not stopped the roses blooming. 

What's this ?

I'm not sure what these are but they are very pretty. 

I planted the bulbs some years ago and recently they seem to have been multiplying quite freely especially since the boys next door with their footballs have moved house.

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Spring is here - in June

A dull day today but Spring has eventually arrived even if it is June. The good weather has seen our local garden centre run out of plants - a sudden rush of customers when the sunshine arrived 

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Return

Returned home and now getting back into the routine of Blogging.

I certainly need to get out and take some photographs - the problem is where to photograph that is interesting !!

Output therefore may be less than usual this coming winter - we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

It's a lovely sunny dry day here in Lancashire for a change and the garden awaits some work - pond digging !! Trying to encourage some wildlife into the garden - especially frogs.

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Teasel

This rather prickly but attractive plant "appeared" in the garden from where I do not know .

It was sometime and a lot of head scratching before I realised it is Teasel.

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Wet weekend

Another wet and miserable weekend with rain quite heavy at times - special treat of the day will be a visit to Aldi !!

This photo was taken in our garden during sunnier times.

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Rose - Wildfire

Wildfire is the name of the rather attractive floribunda rose - doing rather well - it was planted last year and has produced a good display of blooms this Spring.

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New garden purchases

Two new plants for the garden - both seem to have taken and we hope they happily grow.

Caradonna Salvia

Digitalis Goldcrest

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Palm trees

It has been the fashion of recent years to grow palm trees in the garden - we were told in the past by received wisdom that these trees would only grow in the warmer winter climate of the west coast of Scotland or in Cornwall where they benefited from the warm Gulf Stream but now they seem to grow everywhere - or they did do!

Well the palm in our garden has died and the centre rotted away. As I walk or motor around the town and district I see nothing but dead palms. Has the last two very cold winters done for them or is there a mystery virus doing all this damage ?

I would be interested to learn if palms are dying in your area.

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Sycamore

I should be back from travels abroad today - assuming no travel disruption or World War.

This sycamore should be in full bloom by then - assuming England has not reverted to the Ice Age.

We assume a lot !!!

Cherry Blossom

Real cherry blossom and I do not mean the shoe cleaner ..

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Tulips

These tulips return year after year - each year they look just as beautiful.

Yet they are never tended - no fertiliser or plant food - green fingers missing.

They have lasted at least ten years ....and maybe longer.

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A good year ..

Forest Flame (Pieris) in all it's glory - I've never seen the leaves so red but this year is an exception.

A really good show .. this small hedge will need pruning come the summer so that it fits in with the size of the garden.

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