Wednesday 10 April 2019

A Seasonal Calendar - The Magic of the Spring Garden


The garden in spring is a joyous thing.  The bright yellow of daffodils blowing in the breeze; the fresh green of the leaves as they slowly unfurl on the trees; the white, frothy, blossom of the plum trees; the stiff over-burdened flower spikes of hyacinth and the self-seeded Muscari that link all the parts of the garden with their intense blue and for me, the best part is the colours of the Wallflowers - lemon, gold, bronze, dark red and gold with the  gentle fragrance that you cant quite put your finger on.  Finally, the tulips begin the flower; standing stiff and upright like rows of soldiers - opening and closing with the sun - some are old favourites, others  are new types that you are trying out and will keep for the following year hoping they will flower again.

All too soon this mid Spring display will be over and the garden will look a little bare until the early Summer flowers start to bloom and containers re-stocked after they have been emptied of their precious bulb cargo and safely stored away in sheds trying to remember to label them and more than likely forgetting.

The beginning of the gardening year - when each day the greenhouse fills with pots and trays of seed and space is becoming harder to find; when it is cold outside you find solace in the warmth of being under glass and out of the wind doing the meditative job of pricking out and nurturing seedlings in the hope of a good display later on. 

After the long dark days of winter spring is something to look forward to and there is always magic in the spring garden.

23 comments:

  1. Lovely signs of spring with these joyful potted daffodils! So nice to see your blog moving again, Elaine!

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  2. Oh, you just can't beat spring, it is lovely this year. Wonderful to see you back, Ihave missed you.xxx

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  3. I enjoy just thinking about your preparations for spring and summer flowers. My own blooms won't be showing themselves until sometime in June.

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  4. Hello, it's lovely to see you blogging again. Take care, and happy gardening. xx

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  5. Oh, yes, such a wonderful time of year. June is the best time in my garden - coming soon!

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  7. Thinking of you. Hope all is well. Love and hugs, miss your lovely blog.xxxxxx

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  8. Having to trust very heavily on that magic nowadays!

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  9. I think wallflowers smell of walnuts and old rose petals.
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