Another photo of the crocuses I've grown this year, Miss Vain. I can't get enough of their gorgeous white blooms with yellow throats. Their blooms have faded now so I've planted them out in the ground and hopefully, they'll come back again next year. I shall look forward to it.
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More photos from our trip to Oakwell Hall earlier in the month.
Snowdrops in the borders. It was lovely to see so many of these pretty flowers in the garden.
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A daffodil in bud. I'm sure this will be blooming by now.
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I love the evergreen plants and the structure of the garden. It makes for an interesting visit even in the depths of winter.
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A stump left from where a tree has been cut down. A bit of a feature set against the stone wall.
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A touch of colour from the climbing plant. I'm not sure what it is.
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Moss on a tree stump. I find close ups fascinating, it's like a whole other world.
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Blossom waiting to open up on my little peach tree. This photo was taken half way through the month.
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Anemone Harmony Pearl. I've never grown these plants before but they're so pretty, I'm a convert.
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More photos taken when we visited Harlow Carr.
I think Rudolph must have been left behind by Santa.
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Daffodils putting on a show in one of the borders. I don't think anything lets us know that spring has arrived better than daffodils do.
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The gardens are filled with irises at the moment. I love the intense blue of this variety.
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My Tete a Tetes are flowering but I'm still waiting for my Thalia to follow suit.
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My peach tree has now burst in to bloom. I keep this little tree in my greenhouse so I'm trying hand pollination to ensure I get some fruit.
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The onions which I've started off in modules have started to shoot, they'll soon be ready to plant out.
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A cowslip by my little pond. I love these spring flowers.
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I hope you've enjoyed this hotchpotch of photos.
Things have started to get busy in the garden and on the allotment now. Seeds are being sown in earnest and the seed trays are jostling for room on the windowsills. We're approaching one of the busiest times of the gardening year.
Lovely photos - such a welcome sight after a long winter. I wish spring would hurry up and get here - no sign of life yet from our mostly frozen ground.
ReplyDeleteLook at all those gorgeous peach tree blooms... hopefully they translate into a bounty of peaches for you this year!
I'm sure it won't be too long now until you're noticing signs of spring. I'm hoping that I get plenty of peaches this year. I didn't do too bad last year, but a downpour put paid to the harvest so I'm keeping the tree under cover this year and hoping that I do better.
DeleteGorgeous photos, especially those white crocuses. Your peach blossom is beautifully pale, do you know what variety it is? Windowsills nearly full here too! CJ xx
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the white crocuses. I've never grown a white variety before and now I'm wondering why. My peach is a Crimson Leaf variety, but I don't know anything beyond that. It's tiny, but produced a good crop of peaches last year, even though I didn't get to harvest them because of a heavy rainfall. I'm hoping that I'll avoid that this year by keeping the tree in the greenhouse. It's a bit of a jiggle at this time of year with seed trays filling up every windowsill.
DeleteLovely to see the didn't quite make it before pictures! All of my daffs are out now I think, they have done much better than last year. Must get some summer bulbs! xx
ReplyDeleteI've still got lots of daffodils waiting to bloom, I think we're a little behind you here in the North. It's funny, I always go out and purchase spring bulbs but I'm not quite so eager to purchase summer bulbs, perhaps because we're spoilt with other types of summer flowers. I should look more in to summer bulbs.
DeleteLovely flowers, particularly like the iris's, we have a beautiful iris garden further up the mountain at Marnes, very large and sprawling but with fantastic planting of so many types of iris. I'm sure your feet aren't touching the ground with all the spring prep. xcx
ReplyDeleteIrises are such beautiful flowers. I remember my grandma having them in her garden so they bring back lots of happy memories for me. Spring is such a busy time for a gardener, but it's enjoyable all the same.
DeleteAnother nice, and interesting, selection of pictures. Your last paragraph had me nodding and smiling in agreement. Flighty xx
ReplyDeleteI like to use the photos which haven't yet made it on to the blog. I think any gardener will identify with my last paragraph at this time of year.
DeleteGorgeous crocuses and stunning peach blossom. Yes green house is filling up with sown seeds and seedlings :o)
ReplyDeleteIt's a great time of year with all the spring bulbs and the blossom on the trees. I sowed more seeds yesterday so the windowsills are nearly full now, there'll be some seedlings being evicted very soon.
DeleteThis certainly is a busy time of the year! I did love that deer and your crocus, I'm sure they shall be happy as Larry planted out.
ReplyDeleteEvergreens do hold a garden together in winter.....a lovely set of pics.xxx
I think the deer is really cleverly made, I love wire sculptures such as this. I have evergreens in my front garden, they were here before we bought the house, twenty one years ago, but there's little to hold the back garden together, I should learn from these photos.
DeleteSome lovely photos Jo...it's so nice to see some colour coming out although I do love the picture of the tree stump!!
ReplyDeleteI think the stone wall makes a lovely backdrop. There's so much colour around now compared to this time last month, spring is definitely here.
DeleteMy daffoldils are not out yet either :). Love those crocuses. Lovely collection of photos :)
ReplyDeleteI've got some daffodils already blooming but others are still in bud, I suppose it's because they're different varieties. I'm thrilled with my crocus choice this year, I will put this one on my list to grow again.
DeleteYour peach tree looks fabulous, really healthy. Fingers crossed for fruit.
ReplyDeleteThe peach tree's doing really well. It's only tiny but it puts on a good display at this time of year and the icing on the cake will be if we get some fruit from it.
DeleteSpring have already come, and all of the beauty from the garden will pop up soon! I like the color of the anemone
ReplyDeleteSpring is definitely here and the garden is coming alive again. The anemone is really pretty, there were a few colours to choose from but I'm pleased that I brought this one home.
DeleteMarch in a photographic nutshell Jo. I love the mossy tree stump. Your fruit trees look full of promise.
ReplyDeleteExactly. I'm fascinated by moss, I love taking close ups of it. I'm hoping for good things from my fruit trees this year, time will tell.
DeleteWhat a lovely bunch of photos. Yes, I also love spring when everything is coming back to life and the bulbs are a bit of a favourite with me. Thanks for the odd bunch and take care.
ReplyDeleteThere's lovely things to be found in the garden at this time of year as everything starts springing to life. Spring's definitely here, though you wouldn't guess by the weather.
DeleteLovely! That variety of crocus is pretty. We missed seeing some of our Spring bulbs flower whilst we were away and I should have taken a photo of our crocuses on our return as one day last week they were flattened by a covering of icy rain that had settled in the night. The daffodils, however, continue to give pleasure. It's a busy time for gardeners at the moment!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy with my choice of crocus this year. I think once they start their decline, it only takes a bit of rain to finish them off. I've got quite a few daffodils out in the garden but there's more still to follow so they should last for quite a while yet, and there's the tulips yet to come too.
DeleteThose white crocuses in the pots are fab! A real beauty.
ReplyDeleteI think so too, they'll definitely go on the list of ones to grow again.
DeleteGreat photo's, i love this time of year, promises of warm days filled with colour!
ReplyDeleteI wish those promises would come to fruition, it's been an awful week here so far with rain and high winds. Summer can't come fast enough for me, never mind spring.
DeleteInspired by your peach tree last year I decided to get my own. But now, looking at your photo, I am sure that mine is dead as there is no sign of life. I am sad...
ReplyDeleteBut happy for you, Jo!!!
Oh no. I would have thought that your tree should be blooming by now. Try scraping a little of the bark away, it should be green if it's still alive. Did the information say it was hardy? I'd be inclined to complain if it did.
DeleteThanks Jo for the advice. I have scraped the bark and it is dry. I also tried to bend the branches but they snapped. I have complained and sent few photos. If it is a good company they will get back to me.
DeleteThat's such a shame. I hope the company will put things right, do let me know how you get on.
DeleteJo, congratulations on 6 years of blogging! In January I started a blog and did not have the commitment to continue. Your blog is very personable and enjoyable to read! (Hope I can still comment without a blog???)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comments. It's a shame you're no longer writing your blog but I do realise that it's quite a commitment to keep it up. Of course you can still comment without a blog, I count myself lucky that I have such wonderful and loyal readers, and commenters, thank you.
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