Diary of a weekend gardener

Spring at last

A few mild days have brought everything to life. Prunus 'Pissardii' has finally sprung prettily into flower. All the Tete-a-tete are open and the surface of the herbaceous perennial border is breaking open as dormant buds burst through.

The one meconopsis that I disbudded last year has survived (but I've ordered another three, just in case ;-). The seedlings in the polytunnel look great, but some in the coldframe have been grazed off - presumably by snails. The annual mollusc cull will have to start

Our Dicksonia Antarctica has survived the cold surprisingly well. We wrapped it in a bit of fleece and stuffed straw in the crown. The tips of the fronds browned a bit, but considering we got to nearly -7C it's done really well.

Prunus 'Pissardii'. Six weeks later than 2005 but worth the wait.
A common Peony breaking through

posted by Sue Beesley @ 10:32 pm