Blow, northern wind; fall snow;
And thou - my loved and dear,
See, in this waste of burthened cloud
How Spring is near!

Whilst the heart-shaped leaves of Epimedium are lovely, if you don’t cut them back now they’ll obscure the even lovelier flowers which appear soon

The first day of meteorological Spring at last!

Lots of blossom on the Apollo Rocket patio apple tree this year so I’m hoping for a bumper crop #GardensHour

‘Eagle Wings’ Tulips are beginning to flower. It’s a late Parrot variety , about 40cm tall #GardensHour

Paulownia tomentosa coppiced over the weekend. Within a couple of months it’ll have huge tropical leaves as a result #GardensHour Before & After

Good evening all on #GardensHour today. It’s been great to finally get a tiny bit of rain at last. And the Yucca has decided to flower

I was going to do a (late) Chelsea Chop on these Phlox today, but saw these little critters & decided against - Ladybird larvae #GardensHour

The first of the Hydrangeas to flower this year

Evening all on #GardensHour tonight. Thankful for the little rain we’ve had recently. The Cosmos & Cannas are appreciative!

The Chilli peppers are one of the few plants enjoying this weather so there’s quite a few white flowers there #GardensHour

The Weigela ‘Florida’ is pretty good value for flowers #GardensHour

Lots of new growth on the Cycas revoluta Cycad. Amazing to think that these plants were around at the time of the dinosaurs #GardensHour

Outdoor tomatoes are producing a colourful crop this year #GardensHour

We’re having some very cold nights now so the red Banana, Ensete Maurellii is dug up, potted up & coming inside of an evening. Warm days still though so it goes outside during the day #GardensHour

I’ve brought a few chillis & sweet peppers inside to avoid the cold night. The days are still quite warm though here - 19 & 20 deg C this week #GardensHour

Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ is starting to flower. It’s a useful plant - a lot smaller & softer than your average Mahonia #GardensHour

I think the Cosmos is now looking the best it has this year. The Cannas in the background will stay out until the frost arrives #GardensHour

Trying out growing garlic Arno in cells first this year. Once they have a good root system they can go out into the garden #GardensHour

One of the biggest gardening challenges is staying patient. So very nearly there with the tulips #GardensHour