The sun was out this morning so after a quick trip to the supermarket to buy a few items - mostly for the cat - and whilst biscuits were being made in the kitchen, I decided to do some clearing up in the garden.
I pulled the garden wheelie bin from out of its winter hibernation place where it has been tucked away behind the garage next to the water butt. Collections start again next week and we had plenty of leaves, twigs and cuttings to fill it with.
I managed to take all the brown heads and stems from the Sedums which had been left in situ all winter. Also the straggly, damp and decaying tendrils from the hardy geraniums.
It is still quite flooded around the pond and parts of the lawn are still waterlogged but there were little signs of Spring and new growth around the garden.
Some of the little Tete a Tete daffodils were coming into flower.
The Marsh Marigolds were in flower in the pond
Wild Garlic was appearing under the hazel tree
whilst up above the Wild Garlic Hazel Catkins were dancing in the breeze
In the raised bed the bright red sticks of the Rhubarb could be seen
The Heather is looking lovely at the moment
as are the little Violas in their hanging basket
The leaves of the poppy Patty's Plum have appeared, I thought we'd lost this during the winter.
I love the delicate colours in the Lungwort
and also in the unfurling petals of the Wallflowers
All too soon the sun disappeared and the Spring like warmth went with it. Time to clear up and go back inside but it was good to get out in the garden again, just for a short while.
Looking great, so lovely to see the old friends again - plants not wheelie bin collectors! 😊
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see that the usual plants are coming back again, it's always a worry in such a wet garden that their roots or bulbs will have rotted:)
DeleteI hope Max appreciated the fact that you'd gone shopping for him on a sunny morning! Thomas sends lots of purrs. Jx
ReplyDeleteWe had to nip to Aldi after Sainsburys as Max prefers their chicken thighs to those from anywhere else, he is very hard to please nowadays:)
DeleteSo good to see signs of Spring emerging in your garden. Not long now!
ReplyDeleteIt was such a lovely day yesterday but back to the awful rain again today, the garden is coverred in a squelchy layer of water:)
DeleteLovely to see so many flowers emerging :)
ReplyDeleteIt is cheering isn't it?:)
DeleteSo lovely first signs of spring! Patty's Plum is so beautiful, I don't have it, only red poppies.
ReplyDeleteWe have red poppies as well as the pink ones that seed all over, but Patty's plum is kept in a pot as we don't want to lose it due to the damp of the garden:)
DeleteLovely to see the first sign of Spring colour in your garden. Would rather like to have some wild garlic growing here :) I love the flowers of Pulmonaria too - they are so very pretty and always attract insects :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Pulmonaria and the way it is always covered in insects, I'm not sure where the wild garlic came from but has been there for over ten years and has spread under all the trees at the side of the shed, it smells wonderful when in flower:)
DeleteGetting out in the garden in spring feels so good, I look each day for new signs of spring.
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely to get out for just a short time, yesterday's rain has flooded the garden again and it's far too wet to do anything out there:)
DeleteIt is wonderful to see your garden returning to life Rosie! The marsh marigolds are so pretty and the rhubarb is looking good! x
ReplyDeleteI love the marigolds as they are a lot paler in colour that the ones you see in wildlife ponds and streams:)
DeleteI too got out into the garden yesterday (no chance today because of the rain) soon be time for some rhubarb crumble! xxx
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely yesterday wasn't it? I always look forward to the first rhubarb crumble of the year:)
DeleteHow pretty the garden looks, Rosie. Sending you some virtual sunshine, we have enough to spare :-)
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you for the virtual sunshine, Amalia. I've just read the poem on your latest post, it made me smile too:)
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