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It’s a good year for blossom - let’s hope we don’t get frost.
This is the ‘Pershore Yellow Egg’ plum. It produces huge yellow plums that are terrible raw but cooked produce fruit with a great flavour and clear, golden juice. Pershore isn’t far from me so almost a local variety.
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Front door pots in the sun.
Pots gifted by British Flowerpots.
There’s always one 
Spotted in a local park.
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It wouldn't be spring without daffodils and I've been out to Painswick Rococo Garden to see their display. This Cotswold garden may be known for its quirky buildings and winter snowdrops but the daffs are shaping up to be every bit as good.
You can read about it on my blog: https://bit.ly/4iXYj28
Have you noticed a change in your garden over the past week? Mine seems to have got the ‘it’s spring’ memo and all sorts of things have started to flower.
It really pays to walk around daily as there’s always something new to see - just wish the newcomers didn’t include weeds!
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All of a sudden, the garden is full of primroses.
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I’m stupidly pleased with how this is shaping up.
It’s on the main route through the garden and can be seen from the house so I’ve planted it with lots of early things. Putting hellebores alongside steps also makes it easier to photograph them!
I’ve spotted a few gaps - more cyclamen needed - but it’s taking shape.
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There was a real sense of spring in the air today and it was very welcome.
The crocus were basking in some sun, I spotted bees and even a butterfly, and the birds were singing out.
So lucky to have garden in which to escape the world and the current madness.
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Hard to believe this started with a handful of bulbs - this is just part of the area now covered.
Admittedly, it was many years ago now but I’m still delighted with how they’ve spread with many a long way from the original area. There seem to be new clumps every year.
Galanthus nivalis may not be anything special in the world of snowdrops but it’s a really reliable snowdrop if you want a naturalised show.
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I don’t cut back in the autumn but look what I found under some old stems.
So, today’s all about a bit of careful cutting back. Not too much as temps are dropping next week but there’s no point growing snowdrops and hellebores if they’re hidden.
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Anyone else been sorting out seed tins and deciding what to grow this year? I've been looking back at my 2024 vegetable gardening trials.
This lettuce (seed gifted) was one of the hits along with quite a few other things.
Full round up on the blog: https://bit.ly/40c15sO
It's the time of year for looking back and I've been reviewing my garden in 2024. There were a few disasters - and some successes. You can read about it on my blog: https://bit.ly/4gmQOAU
Thank you for your company over 2024. Here's to another great year of plants and gardens.
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It absolutely took off: 5 UK #biodiversity success stories https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/15/it-absolutely-took-off-five-uk-biodiversity-success-stories #UKpol #Conservation
"‘From new #butterfly habitats in the #Cotswolds to #ArcticWillow planting in the #ScottishHighlands, there are increasing numbers of places where humans are giving nature a helping hand to re-establish itself... While #beavers and #eagles may hog the headlines, there is so much more out there, from striking #butterflies to diminutive #plants, reimagined #rivers to revived mountain slopes"
A case of summer meets winter in some parts of the garden today. A very chilly start.
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