Our Garden - April 2017

Our Garden - April 2017

Maybe I love Spring so much because so many lovely flowers pop up, burst into bloom and bring the garden back to life again.

acer

It's hard to believe the pretty acer on the right was just a twig when we planted it. It's doing really well.

This photo is of the original acer on the other side of the garden.

aubretia

There's just something about yellow and purple in a garden that works.

spiraea

The spiraea, beautifully back lit.

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These two lovely coloured ground cover plants provide a real carpet of colour. The downside is that they don't last long but the good news is that they flower year after year.

wallflower

The wallflowers seem to like the patio beds.

tulips

The front garden is at its best at this time of year.

... and we have quite a few around the garden.

mini holly

The mini-holly bush is covered in blossom this year.

pigs

Yes, they are still here!

primula

One of Jonathon's favourite flower is the primrose. Luckily, they self seed everywhere and add lovely pockets of pale yellow.

daff

We also have quite a few daffs here and there

daff

This one was about past its sell by date but it's quite unusual so I thought I'd put a photo up anyway.

daff

I don't think I planted these grape hyacinths in the gravel bed butthey seem to like it there.

hosta

The hostas are just leafing up. I hope the slugs don't do too much damage to them this year.

hosta

A lovely sunset after a lovely evening.

That's it for this month.

Our Garden - April 2017
		Starting off in the food beds this month. The early potatoes are planted in their sacks and fleeced up in case of frosts. This year's varieties are Swift, Wilja and Charlotte. Main crop this year is Maris Piper but they won't be planted until Good Friday. I've got the nets put over the rasps, strawberries and gooseberries today to try and make sure we get some of them to eat when they're ready.
Lots of lovely broad beans are promised - one of my favourite veg.
		The onions are also coming along well. The light was lovely when I wandered round on this particular sunny evening.
The anemones were really enjoying the sunny weather. Hope they made the most of it because change was forecast.
		I've put some little bits of wool into the red thing hanging in the tree - no idea if the birds will take them as nesting material but thought they might like a change.
This lovely white flower really brightens up the bed we call the Woodland Bed.



	Maybe I love Spring so much because so many lovely flowers pop up, burst into bloom and bring the garden back to life again.
		The acers are starting to leaf up nicely.
It's hard to believe the pretty acer on the right was just a twig when we planted it. It's doing really well. This photo is of the original acer on the other side of the garden.
		There's just something about yellow and purple in a garden that works.
The spiraea, beautifully back lit.
		The forget-me-nots are just starting to flower.
I think Spring is my favourite time of year, so full of new life and so positive.
		These blue hyacinth's are in the patio beds with wallflowers.
The magnolia is giving the red robin a run for its money as the brightest shrub in the garden.
These two lovely coloured ground cover plants provide a real carpet of colour. The downside is that they don't last long but the good news is that they flower year after year.
The wallflowers seem to like the patio beds.
		The front garden is at its best at this time of year.
I love tulips ...

	... and we have quite a few around the garden.


The mini-holly bush is covered in blossom this year.
		Yes, they are still here!
One of Jonathon's favourite flower is the primrose. Luckily, they self seed everywhere and add lovely pockets of pale yellow.
		We also have quite a few daffs here and there
This one was about past its sell by date but it's quite unusual so I thought I'd put a photo up anyway.
		I don't think I planted these grape hyacinths in the gravel bed butthey seem to like it there.
The hostas are just leafing up. I hope the slugs don't do too much damage to them this year.
		A lovely sunset after a lovely evening.
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