Even though the weather is still a bit unpredictable, there are definitely signs of Spring. The daffodils in the grounds of the National Maritime Museum, and in the view from my office window, seem to have been out for ages. Cheerily bobbing about in the wind, unlike the rest of us who continue to battle and blow against it.
But it’s not just the daffodils that are making their presence known, soon we’ll be seeing tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs and seasonal bedding such as pansies, violas, wallflowers, forget-me-nots, primulas and polyanthus (remember my perpetually flowering polyanthus?). I like all of these flowers, but after a while the forget-me-nots in our garden start to take over and fo our own sanity, and to prevent a complete overrun in our garden, we need to pull them all up.
I’m starting to get the garden itch back. But it seems that every weekend for the past month we’ve had a storm, or the startings or endings of one, and so gardening hasn’t started here yet. It’s only the start of March, so in my north facing garden I know I’ve got some time yet.
Last weekend I popped out into the garden for some impromptu gardening in my PJs and dressing gown, much to MOH’s dismay. It was short lived though and for the purpose of preventing our patio table cover ending up goodness knows where.
Plants for Spring colour:
Spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, bluebells and more
Spring bedding plants such as pansies, violas, primulas and polyanthus
Hardy perennials such as wallflowers, hellebores and euphorbia (or if you’re MOH Dalek-plants)
Green perennials such as Peonies, Lupin, Delphinium, Hollyhocks and Foxgloves (Digitalis) which can be planted now.
For shrubs, look out for Camellias, Azaleas and Rhododendrons (or if you’re MOH Rosie-dendrons - don’t ask!)
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