Wednesday, March 23, 2005

A Host of Golden Daffodils

At last the daffodils are all out in glorious bloom, all that hard work months ago in the cold pays off a million times (well perhaps not a million). But hopefully these will be enjoyed for many many years in the future.

Sunday, March 06, 2005

New beginnings in the back.

click here for a larger imageHere are the hundreds of hellebore seedlings that I have managed to transplant from the garden. I have some more saved for NGS days. It takes 3 years from seed to flowering at least so I have no idea what the flowers will look like. Hopefully some of the will be really nice.

click here for a larger imageThis is the new area I have just dug over in the back garden. The children are not happy as they play football near this area. Hopefully the path will recover and green up without too much intervention. I'm hoping to plant shrubs and spring bulbs and perhaps some autumn colour in these beds.

click here for a larger imageThe daffodils are just starting to flower, we planted about 6 big sacks over the winter (when they had been reduced greatly). It took quite a long time and I don't think any children will ever help plant them again. Another new bed in progress on the left, again shrubs and spring and autumn colour.