THERE IS HOPE AFTER ALL !!

Finally we are getting some real Spring weather , in between the rain, but when the  sun  is out : what a feeling , it is warm enough to sit outside for a while !!!

The crocusses in my front yard are so beautiful at the moment and when the sun is out they are buzzing cos of the the bees who seem to love them !

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Have a great Sunday and a great week ! Thanks for visiting  and enjoy your garden !!!

AN OLDIE

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Narcis February Gold in my garden, taken a few years ago.

Alas I can’t sent you recent photo’s yet ! We just had a cold spell with snow and ice and severe frost, yesterday the weather changed and the snow melted, today my garden looks horrible and I am holding my heart cos I fear for some of my plants and bushes.

Today was soft and sunny so I did some work in the greenhouse, the soil in the garden is still hard. I am so looking forward to working in the garden again and see everything growing and flowering.

Have a great week all and I hope you can feel Spring is round the corner !!!

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY GARDEN.

Nothing much I’m afraid. We are in the middle of a cold spell. We have had frosty nights and cold days for a few weeks now and for the next few weeks too I’m afraid. It is sunny during the day but cold! So nothing is really growing in the garden, the growing we had before the frost has come to a standstill. But I took a few pictures for you to see.

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THE BUDS OF MY SYRINGA AGAINST AN ICE COLD BLUE SKY

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THE BUDS OF THE HYACINTHS ARE WAITING TO COME OUT WHEN THE WEATHER WILL BE WARMER

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VIBURNUM TINUS

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I DON’T CLEAN UP MY GARDEN IN AUTUMN AS THE LEAVES AND OLD STEMS GIVE A BIT OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE COLD AND THE BIRDS LOVE TO TURN THE LEAFS HOPING FOR A BUG TO EAT, THIS IS SEDUM WAITING FOR WARMER WEATHER

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SKIMMIA ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE

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DWARF RHODODENDRON

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NORMALLY THE LEAFS OF THE BUDDLEIA (BUTTERFLY BUSH) FALL OFF IN WINTER BUT THEY ARE STILL ON THE BUSH AT THE MOMENT

Have a great week and enjoy the sun if you can !

AN OLDIE

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We once visited a garden with lots of dahlia’s, this one was one of the largest they had on show. You can see it was bigger than my hand.

Have a great weekend my friends !

WHAT DO YOU PREFER ?

What do you prefer, pictures in black&white or colour ?

As we live in a rather grey country I’d prefer colour anytime, colour is very important to me. How about you ?

Have a great week and thanks for your visit !

 

A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN THE GARDEN IN WINTER

No matter how grey the weather is, some plants always make it look as if the sun shines. Last Summer I planted a few “Euonymus Emerald’n’gold” in some places in the garden, when all the flowers are out in Summer you don’t see them as there is so much colour already, but during the grey months they look like little gems. They are very easy shrubs, wintergreen, and you can keep them small by cutting them, you can cut them into all shapes or you can just let them grow.

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EUONYMUS EMERALD ‘N’ GOLD

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AND ANOTHER ONE

Have a great weekend all and thanks for visiting !

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