And it was all yellow…. and it’s April in our garden again too. Well, not quite all yellow, but that’s the predominant colour at the moment. It’s a lovely dose of cheer among the bright fresh green. The daylight lasts longer, the soil is warmer, and the seed sowing season is under way. April is shaping up to be a very busy month, particularly as I have more time on my hands than in previous years. And I’m very lucky to have our outside space to enjoy, and to share with you.
What’s flowering this April?
April spring bulbs
The narcissi are still flowering their hearts out and I’ve even been picking some from the house. I never realised what a strong fragrance they have, you only need five freshly picked blooms to scent an entire room. Flora is justifiably chuffed that all the bulbs we planted together last November are looking glorious. I’m not sure when to break the news to her that I’ll be ordering another 500 for planting this Autumn though… And as I mentioned last month, the beauty of the narcissi family is that once established, they’ll come back every year and divide and multiply by themselves too.
It’s my first year experimenting with tulips interplanted with narcissi and bluebells. And I’m very pleased with the results – although not so happy that Ginger seems to be trying to eat them… Tip: when you have to deadhead your bulbs, pinch off the heads but leave the stalks to go brown before cutting. The bulb will carry on taking nutrients through the stalk, ready to bloom again next year. And leave the heads on the ground as the seeds will go into the soil to generate new plants.
Doesn’t the blue of the Muscari grape hyacinths look lovely against the yellow of the Forsythia? And I’m thrilled that my favourite spring bulbs, the purple Snakes Head Fritillaries, have naturalised so happily under one of our trees. That checker board pattern is stunningly beautiful, I never get tired of admiring it.
Despite appearances, the graceful white flowers in front of the pond aren’t snowdrops. They’re Summer Snowflakes, and this is their best year yet, I’ve never seen so many come back in one go. The purple tulips behind the pond are new this year too, and I’m loving their slightly frilled petals.
It wouldn’t be an April garden post without some bluebells and these are very happy in front of the dry stone wall. And the little wild yellow species tulips dotted around the garden are beginning to open up too. They smell absolutely lovely, although you do have to get down on your hands and knees to appreciate them!
April perennials
Some more yellow and blue to share: Lamium dead nettle is the pretty yellow and my lovely Brunnera Jack Frost is the blue. Lamium is a weed and if not pulled up on a regular basis will rapidly take over. But it’s so pretty that I’m happy for it to spread in one confined area. And I absolutely adore the delicate little forget-me-knot type flowers on the Brunnera. It was a very sorry-looking end-of-line sale purchase a few years back but it’s flourishing in the damp shade of the wall. Tip: don’t be put off by dead leaves or spent flowers on a sale rack. As long as the roots are healthy the plant will grow back perfectly happily.
Speaking of shade lovers, my pretty little yellow Epimedium has just started flowering under our monster Leylandii hedge. And under our weeping pear are a plethora of the most beautiful wild violets. Again, if you’re willing to get down on your hands and knees, you’ll be rewarded with a lovely sweet scent.
April annuals
Strictly speaking, the white Lunaria (Honesty) are biennials, meaning they flower every two years. But I scattered some seeds from last year’s blooms and this is the result. Beautiful, glowing, luminous colour to light up some shaded areas. I love it when an experiment works out so well 🙂
April food
OK, technically speaking, these aren’t food yet but they will be. The cherries and plum blossom are all out and smell glorious. I’ve been cutting little bedside posies so we can really have sweet dreams.
The pear blossom is also out but sadly the smell is reminiscent of Copydex glue. Anyone know what I mean or am I just showing my age? 😉
All the dry, warm weather has even encouraged the first wild strawberry to show itself – very early, I think. Although our rhubarb still has some way to go before crumble is on the Sunday lunch menu, let alone gin…
But it looks as if we’ll be making pesto before too much longer. The wild garlic is flowering underneath our weeping pear – yum!
Outdoor garden jobs for April
This month is a busy one for Alan. He’s been cutting the grass on a more regular basis, navigating his way around all the spring bulbs with surprisingly good grace. And he’s had to repair a couple of raised flower beds, prune our two monster buddleias, and try to wash down the greenhouse. Although I’m not too fussed about grubby glass, it’s extra shading in the summer.
We’ve sown some wildflower seeds on a bare patch of ground where our old swing seat finally rotted away. The soil isn’t nutritious, but that’s perfect for wildflowers, who thrive on poor soil. Granted, it looks pretty rubbish right now, but hopefully we’ll see some pretty pollinator-friendly blooms in a few months’ time.
After watching a fascinating clip on a recent Gardeners World episode, I’m inspired to have a go at lifting and dividing some of our primulas. I’ve never done it before but, as they seem to be self-seeding happily in the orchard, I’m going to experiment in the garden too. Fingers crossed!
Indoor garden jobs for April
Last month I said I’d be sowing our tomatoes, cucumbers and cucamelons, and a fresh batch of sweet peas. Well, the cucumbers and tomatoes are storming away on the kitchen window sill. I’ve had to pot on the cucumbers once already as their roots were poking through the original pots. But I only have space in the greenhouse for seven full grown tomato plants. So, I’m going to follow my own advice and try some in an indoor hanging basket this year too 🙂
Over in the greenhouse, you can see the difference between the January sown sweet peas and cobea scandens (right) and those sown at the end of March (left). Lesson learned for next year. Light levels make all the difference to how quickly and strongly seedlings grow away. The cucamelons aren’t showing any signs of life yet, but never having tried them before, I’m not sure what to expect.
Also sprouting are some cosmos (only pink and yellow at the moment, the white is a slow germinator, it seems). And some sunflowers from seed saved from the Godzilla of a plant that popped up uninvited last summer.
Lastly, I have three pelargonium cuttings taken from the parent plant I’ve had for years. Pelargoniums are edible (flowers and leaves) so I’m going to try growing one inside to harvest this year.
Other seeds I want to sow this April in our garden include some broad beans, mange tout and sugar snap peas. As we won’t be going away for any length of time this year, I’ll be able to keep a closer eye on them and nurture them more closely. That’s the theory anyway.
Wildlife
After a cacophony of croaking last month, our ponds are eerily quiet. The frogs are still around although there’s no sign of any frogspawn, which I hope means it’s all hatching out somewhere under the surface.
But the amount of birdlife we’re seeing is phenomenal. Pigeons, doves, blackbirds, jackdaws, rooks, sparrows, robins, various tits and finches, swallows, and when we’re really lucky, a bird of prey wheeling lazily overhead. April in our garden is also hosting a plethora of butterflies, bees and ladybirds. And last but not least, we’ve been treated to some truly breathtaking aeronautical displays at dusk courtesy of a couple of bats. Just WOW!
Flora’s garden
Flora is a fair weather gardener, so I’m hoping that the fine weather will encourage her to find her way back down to her little patch. Her garlic is looking very healthy, as are the rest of her plants. Isn’t that rosy little heuchara pretty?
The frog is still active in her pond and we’ve recently transplanted some frogspawn into it (before everything went quiet in our other two ponds). Hopefully something will hatch before too long.
April in our garden
And, if you’re still with me, thank you, that concludes my April garden diary update. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the lovely flowers and other signs of life we’re privileged to enjoy at the moment. So many studies have shown that being outside in Nature is good for the soul, as well as offering a chance to unwind and relax. Something that I’m especially cognisant of right now. So, if sharing my garden pictures can help brighten your day, even if only in a small way, that would make me very happy. Until next time, stay safe everyone.
Have you been able to enjoy any outdoor time this month? Are you growing anything yet? Any little surprises or experiments that have worked out (or not!)? What’s your favourite thing about April?
You have such a beautiful colorful garden. It always makes me smile reading your posts.
I had indoor tomatoes last year, and it went well. Lots of tomatoes on them. Word of warning though. Everything will smell like tomato plants. I live in a small apartment and I do mean everything. Even the clothes in the closet had a faint tomato plant smell about it. The tomatoes were delicious though.
Oh, Tea, thank you so much, that’s so kind of you! I’m very glad to hear your indoor tomatoes went well last year – although I can imagine how scented they made your apartment, they’re strong enough in our greenhouse with the windows open!. Worth it though, they always taste so yummy 🙂
Your garden is looking pretty good! What made me read the post was the yellow flowers. It’s my absolute favorite color. Plus it reminds me of my own home, which I lost to a house fire in November. Once April rolled around, yellow flowers my neighbor planted appeared and being a Spring baby myself, it brought joy to my heart. Although I no longer live there, seeing your post reminded me of my home and bought me joy. Thank you. Good luck with the garden
Oh no, I’m so sorry about your house, what a horrible thing to happen. But I’m very glad my photos made your day a little brighter, that’s very good to read xx
I just discovered your site! So much useful information and your garden is so colourful! Made me smile xx
Oh thank you, that’s so lovely to read! x
I loved this post! Spring is perhaps my favourite season because you get to see all the flowers growing and leaves returning!! Your garden is lovely, I hope to see an update in the summer of how it grows! Thanks for sharing! Xx
Ah, thank you very much! I always think the month I’m writing about is my favourite month but you’re right, there is something about Spring and seeing all the new growth that makes it very special xx
These are great suggestions for stuff to put out in spring! Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
Those daffodils look so pretty, sadly mine have been and gone already. I’ve always loved reading your garden posts and have always been inspired to start growing things myself. Now I’ve got all the time in the world on my hands, I’ve been planting and tidying up the garden & ive even started tidying the greenhouse so I can use it. Great post, hope you have a lovely Easter
We got lucky this year, some daffodils flowered in February and others are only just opening up now – I must have mastered successional planting without realising it! And I’m so pleased to hear you’ve been gardening too, that’s wonderful, I hope you’re loving it and I’ll look forward to seeing what you grow in due course – hope you’re having a lovely Easter too xx
I love spring and seeing how the gardens come back to life!
Abigail
It’s really quite magical, isn’t it? 🙂
I’m so jealous you have a ponds. The closest I’ve ever got is someone filled in a pond before we moved into a house. The frogs still came back every year though which was cool for us, not su much the frogs i guess who probably wondered where their pond had gone.
We inherited two ponds from the previous house owners but we built Flora’s from scratch. Alan got a plastic pond shape from a garden centre, dug a hole, and put it in. Then filled it with water and some pond plants, and Flora put some rocks around the edge. A few months later a frog had taken up residence! Maybe this is something Lily and Jack could help you with 😉
What a lovely garden. It’s still too cold where I live to start one so it’s wonderful to see one in full bloom!
Thank you – we’ve been lucky with some warmer weather recently, which has made all the difference!
That’s a refreshing post. I love it. My flatmate has a lot of plants and it’s so relaxing, I really want to get into ‘gardening’ now. Thanks for sharing this! x
Thank you so much, you’re very welcome and good luck, you’ll not regret becoming a gardener, I promise! x
This is such a beautiful post Lisa, as always reading about your gorgeous garden brightens my day and makes me feel cheerful 🙂 It’s wonderful that you have so much wildlife in your garden at the moment, I imagine it’s so fascinating to relax out there and see all the butterflies, birds and bees (and bats!). Your flowers are always popping with stunning colours, they really are a joy to see! I did laugh when I read that Ginger was trying to eat them though, that’s sounds exactly what Simba would do too, haha! Thank you for sharing your update, fingers crossed the weather stays nice so there are plenty of opportunities to be outside and enjoy our gardens <3 xxx
Oh, Bexa, thank you so much, this is so kind of you! Yes, we are so lucky, I was sitting outside with Flora again today and we were butterfly spotting. The sunshine really does make all the colours pop, and we seem to have even more flowers than in previous years, which is just wonderful. Thank you again, we’re keeping our fingers crossed for more sunny weather, even if I do have to spend hours watering at night! xxx
Yellow is a lovely colour to have around at this time of year – and with the current state the world is in. I bet your garden is providing so much tranquility for you at the moment. I’ve been spending a lot more time in the garden too – my Mum has cut the grass like 4 times already. Partially out of boredom haha! We have lots of bluebells scattered around too – they’re so pretty xxx
Our garden is an absolute haven at the moment, we are so damn lucky to have it. I honestly don’t know what we’d do if we couldn’t escape outside at the moment. It’s so rewarding to see things we planted last year just bursting open now, it makes it all worthwhile, especially when I can cut them for inside the house too. In solidarity with your mum, Alan is cutting the grass again now! xxx
Your garden is so beautiful Lisa! Unfortunately, I live in a flat with no garden and it’s torcher at the moment! I will never take my parents garden for granted again! I think the daffodils have got to be my favourite spring flower but the bluebells are beautiful too. I absolutely love the smell of wild garlic! I have noticed some growing in my local park.
Eve x
Thank you! Ah, I used to live in a flat in Bath too and I can well recall how hot it got 🙁 But if you did fancy giving gardening a go, I wrote a post recently about 11 easy edibles to grow indoors, including micro greens, lavender, strawberries and tomatoes, so that might be something you could do? Also, the lavender would make your flat smell lovely 🙂 x
What a beautiful garden! These pictures are amazing. It makes me so happy to see people’s gorgeous garden – makes me want to do something brilliant with mine!
Oh thank you, that’s so kind of you! I’m so glad you enjoyed this post – but please could you link your blog so I can return some comment love to you? x
Omg I love the yellow, really calls out spring and Easter! I’m so obsessed with trying to have indoor plants now, defo want hanging ones too!
Jessica & James
It really does – and yay for you, good luck with the indoor gardening, have fun!
Wow what a beautiful garden! I love the little frogs, very cute!
Thank you, and yes, they are!
I love your garden! We’re currently plotting how to finally do our garden up now we have the time. I wish we could have some cherry or plum blossom because it’s simply beautiful!
Thank you so much! “Plotting”, I love that, haha, and definitely go for a cherry tree if you can. Alan bought our two from a Poundstore originally about 8 years ago) and they’re massive now! x
Ooh what a fabulous post, I have never thought about doing a diary of the gardens. I think I will start to do this so I can remember what I have in the garden 🙂
Beautiful photos and you have some lovely flowers… x
Thank you 🙂 In fact I only started doing them when I wrote for a local town website but they were so popular I thought I’d carry on and now they have a life of their own, haha. But as you say, it’s really helpful to be able to look back and see what grew when and where 🙂 x
I really want to get more spring flowers in the garden next year, especially tulips and bluebells. I love the look of the summer snowflakes, they really do look like snowdrops!
Also yes, I know the exact smell you mean when you talk about Copydex 😂😂😂 Shame, as the flowers look beautiful! Xx
Bulbs are such an easy win, buy them once, plant them, enjoy for years to come 🙂 And yes, shame about the pear blossom, lucky the cherry makes up for it! Xx
Your garden is so beautiful (as always) I’m happy to see the wildflowers! I planted a few wild flowers too so hopefully the bees have something they like
Ah, thank you, Ash, that’s very kind and I’m so happy to hear you’ve planted some wildflowers, that’s wonderful!
I love that April really starts to show us the joy of spring once again. I’ve never heard of purple Snakes Head Fritillaries before, but I LOVE how they look – I think I need to dig into more info about those as a potential for here are our house if they will work well in this climate!
They are gorgeous, probably my favourite Spring flower (although I say that about most flowers!). And they come in all colours, shapes, and varieties too, although the Snakes Head is the most unusual and lovely, I think. I’m sure they’d work where you are, they’re pretty adaptable! x
Oh my goodness your garden is gorgeous! I am loving all those pretty blooms! I need to start a garden myself!
Thank you, and definitely,yes, give it a go!
I love the pictures. All very beautiful
Thank you, I’m glad you liked them 🙂
Beautiful! I love the purple and yellow of the tulips and forsythia and the little blue flowers against the yellow, and the white tucked away in the corner. Our forsythia has gone to leaf and I miss the glorious expanse of yellow flowers. Our plum and peach trees have taken back their white and pink blossoms and are leafing as well but our apples are preparing to flower and the scent will be the smell of spring. 🙂
That heuchara is lovely! I love being outside as the world turns green.
Thank you, Jaya, and I agree, the forsythia is soooooo glorious, it seems such an empty space when it’s all gone. But the cherry and plum blossoms are still so lovely here at the moment, and so fragrant as well, the exact scent of Spring, as you so beautifully put it! x
Nice colourful post with beautiful flowers. Loved your writing.
Thank you very much! 🙂
Awesome progress as the month pass and I think it’s getting prettier. The pear blossom are beauiful and I like that it can make perfect match with the branches. You did well having the greenhouse in the garden. I can’t wait for the next update when everyhing is all grown.
Thank you, but in all honestly it’s not much to do with me, haha, I just plant, prune and water, Nature does the rest, and brilliantly too! I’m so pleased you enjoyed the update though 🙂
I love all the colours in your garden! These so many different beautiful flowers and plants in your garden. Tulips are my favourite and they just remind me of spring and summer. Really pretty x
Thank you, Aaliyah, and yes, I adore tulips too. I don’t have enough to cut for the house yet though, I need to plant some more this Autumn, haha! x
This I such a beautiful post, your garden seems like a lovely place especially in spring! In my garden I’ve got daffodils but that’s about it. I have planted some cucumbers, courgettes and tomatoes too but your cucumbers are doing much better than mine!
Sophie Lou x
Thank you so much, that’s so kind – and I’ve been quite amazed by our cucumbers too, I don’t recall them ever getting going so quickly before, I just wish I knew why, haha. Fingers crossed we both get a good harvest this summer 🙂 x
Wow your garden is amazing! I don’t know much about plants and flowers but these are all positively gorgeous! We’ve had a few toads in our garden and have been planting seeds for vegetables. Thank you for sharing your wonderful garden!
Oooh, toads! You are lucky, I’d love to see some toads even though we do enjoy all our frogs. And thank you, that’s very kind, although I’d never claim to know that much about gardens either, I’m self-taught and just learn from my many mistakes, haha!
You have a beautiful garden, I love daffodIls and bluebells they are my favourite flowers. We are in the process of landscaping our garden and I dream of having bluebells and snow drops throughout!
A beautiful post
Sarah
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Ah, thank you so much, that’s so kind. I dream of carpets of spring bulbs too, but my back and bank balance can only afford to plant so many each year! How exciting to be landscaping your garden, I’m quite envious!
Honestly your garden is absolutely gorgeous!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
Aw, thank you, Amie! x
These are such pretty pictures; I love a colourful garden! I’m so glad that we’ve had nice weather whilst we’re all stuck inside and aren’t stuck indoors 24/7 – I hope you keep enjoying your lovely outside space 💖
Becca x
We’ve been very lucky with the weather recently, although I do feel very bad for all those families that can’t get outside for more than 1 hour a day. We feel very privileged to have our garden 🙂
You have got some lovely colours coming through in your garden. It is looking so pretty. At least you have a lovely garden to enjoy during this lockdown xxx
We are so lucky, I’m grateful every day for our garden, especially with the weather right now 🙂 xxx
This is so beautiful! I love the snake head flowers. We’ve just planted some pansies and then some vegetables to put in the greenhouse. Such a lovely post and a nice break from everything going on xx
Thank you, Jess, that’s very kind – and it sounds like you’re going to be productive too – will you be eating the pansies in due course or just the vegetables? xx
Wonderful article Lisa! I loved those first yellow flowers.
Thank you so much, that’s very kind 🙂
Love seeing your gardening blooming from month to month. So many pretty flowers! Springtime is well and truly here, isn’t it?!
Thanks for sharing!
Aimsy xoxo
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Yes, Spring is very definitely here, we are LOVING all the colour now – thank you, I’m so pleased you enjoyed the update!
What a lovely garden! I’m so jealous you have flowers already, today we had a lit dusting of snow so seeing. your garden brightened my day.
Oh but a light dusting of snow would make everything look so pretty, I’m jealous of you now!
The colour in your garden is really starting to pop and it looks absolutely beautiful. Your purple snakes head fritillaries are gorgeous, that colour is so pretty. Most of our garden was ripped out recently to start afresh so it’s looking very bare right now x
Sophie
Thank you, we are very lucky – but how exciting to be starting afresh. A blank canvas – very tempting…! x
Your garden is looking fantastic! So many different flowers. Wow, you are planting 500 bulbs this fall, how long will that take you? The weather has been all over the place here this month, we’ve had nice spring-like weather and then the other day we had a winter storm that dumped 8 inches of snow. Even so, I have started some seeds, mostly salad greens, that I put out in a mini greenhouse during the day and then bring it inside at night since it still gets well below freezing every night.
Thank you, we are very lucky! And 500 bulbs – well, that will probably take a few days but we won’t be planting them all at once. Daffodils first then tulips a few weeks later. That’s the plan, anyway! Your salad greens sound lovely, I’m planning on sowing some indoors shortly for salads in a few weeks – fingers crossed no more frosts at night though!
Wow you have such a green thumb! I definitely love to garden although it’s a bit limited from my balcony. I’ve currenty got daisies, kalanchoe, a rose bush, hyancinth, as well as mint and basil 🙂
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Oh, thank you, I don’t think so, I’m just lucky with good soil, haha. And a kalanchoe – I had to Google that – sounds fun. I think it’s wonderful that you are growing so much on a balcony – that’s what I had to do for nearly 15 years too before we moved to the country 🙂
I found your blog from following you on Instagram…loved reading this post, am off to check out more of your blog now 😊. I agree with the daffodils having such a strong smell – I didn’t know that till this year either and found the same issue with the early sown sweet pea seedlings too!
Oh wow, thank you so much, that’s so kind – and I have to say I love following you over on Insta and seeing what’s going on in your garden too, very inspiring. even if Coco sometimes wrecks things! x
These were some lovely photos to look through – you have a beautiful garden! I’ve definitely been spending a lot more time in my garden recently, especially while the weather has been nice!
Thank you, we are very lucky – and how lovely that you’ve been able to spend more time in your garden too, a silver lining for sure!
As always your garden is stunning! Especially the cherry blossoms. I love them. And Flora’s garlic 😀 I am growing some on my balcony as well, it’s super nice and easy to do. I hope next month is just as pretty as this month, if not better 🙂
Aw, thank you, Susanne 🙂 That’s great to hear you’re growing garlic too, when will you harvest yours? I think it’ll be a while until Flora’s is ready so we’ll have to make do with wild garlic in the interim!
Your garden is giving me serious green-thumb envy. I’m incredibly clueless when it comes to gardening because I’ve never lived in a house with a yard before. My husband and I are moving to our first house in May, and it has a relatively huge lawn! Right now it’s all grass, but I’d like to start planting things and gardening (once I learn how to actually do that). I’ll be following your blog closely. Hopefully I’ll get some frogs too 🙂 Great post!
Aw, thank you – but I’m entirely self-taught and very lucky, I had no idea about anything when we moved to our house either. I’ve just had fun experimenting and watching lots of Gardeners World 🙂 How exciting to be starting from scratch again though, I’m quite envious – good luck!
I LOVE this! Normally me and my mom will have been to buy flowers and seeds and will have seen stuff start to blossom but because of the whole situation we’ve not been able to so the garden is looking a bit bare!
Thank you! And that’s such a shame about your garden – have you tried Amazon or eBay? You should be able to get some seeds or little plug plants from either of those? Or is there a garden centre near you that would deliver or offer click and collect perhaps? Fingers crossed!
Spring is my favourite time of the year for all the flowers blooming. I love all the colours!
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It’s such a lovely time, isn’t it? So cheerful and optimistic, despite everything else that’s going on 🙂
Your garden honestly looks so beautiful
Thank you so much 🙂
Beautiful gardens! Looks like things are coming along well this spring! I’ve got two trays of seeds and plants to plant in our veggie garden, but it’s chilly here now!
Exciting times, can’t wait until I can plant all our seedlings out too – fingers crossed for a good summer!
It must be so nice to have a garden space like that. Aside from the colours around you, it seems like such a peaceful spot to just sit out in the sun or read a book! x
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It is, we count ourselves very lucky every day to have our outside space, it’s such a blessing x
I love reading posts like this. It’s so relaxing and reminds me how beautiful nature is, even when humand kind is losing it’s mind haha x
Thank you, Sophie, that’s exactly how we feel, as well as VERY lucky to have our garden to escape to 🙂 X
Your garden is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you so much!
I loved reading this! Our garden has plenty of bluebells blooming [my fave!] and some questionably-shaped tulips showing their faces. I’ve been enjoying sitting out there in the sunshine, but bugger the wasps!!!
“Questionably shaped tulips” hahahahaha! That’s lovely you’ve been able to enjoy sitting outside although you must be unlucky, we’ve not seen any wasps yet, only a gazillion bees!
I love this time of year, and I have to say that your garden is absolutely amazing! For the past couple of weeks, we’ve had some amazing daffodils on our driveway and I always love how pretty it looks. Certainly brightens up my day anyway, although it’s nothing compared to yours! Great post, thanks for sharing! x
Ah, thank you, that’s so kind 🙂 And yes, there’s nothing like a sea of yellow daffodils to put a huge smile on your face, is there? X
Love this post. We’ve just planted seeds for veg and have been foraging wild garlic too.
Thank you – yay, I hope all your seeds germinate and grow away fast!
Oooh your garden is so beautiful Lisa! Enjoy all the gorgeous flowers xx
Thank you, Jenni, we are indeed! xx
So many flowers! It isn’t warm enough where I am for the full force of Spring- so this post sharing your bounty was a balm!
Aw, thank you, that’s so lovely to read! X
Great post! This was so helpful and inclusive, and also fun to read and learn many new things. Beautiful garden! Thank you so much for sharing—this is a wonderful resource.
Ah, thank you so much, that’s so kind of you, I’m so pleased it was useful! X
I love reading about your garden and all of the gorgeous plants you have grown! Pretty cool that you have different types of plants around too. It is great that you have a great mixture of outdoor and indoor plants! Love the animals that you have around the garden too. Thanks for sharing some recent sprouts!
Nancy ♥
Thank you, Nancy, glad you enjoyed the latest gardening update! x
Everything looks really lovely, all the blossoms and bluebelles. I’m lovely the spring plants 🙂
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Spring is the best time of year, isn’t it!
This is so beautiful Lisa… look at all those colorful lovely flowers, blossoms and wild strawberry… wild life in your garden sounds incredible tho.. oh wow bats too…. Flora is doing an amazing job too… loved this post… full of positivity and mood refreshing…. thanks for sharing hon… stay safe and healthy…❤️
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Ah, thank you so much, that’s so kind – I was hoping it would give people a positive boost, so that’s great to hear! You stay safe too, xx
So beautiful! Our bluebells have just flowered 🙂
They are gorgeous, aren’t they? 🙂
Oh wow your garden is so beautiful! So many pretty blooms xo
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Thank you so much, that’s so kind! x
Your garden always looks so bright and colourful Lisa, which puts a smile on my face. 😊 I love the look of the Snakes Head Fritillaries, the purple is so vibrant! I’m glad to see the frogs are still around and do hope there’s some frogspwan lurking under the water. Our waterboatmen are doing well again this year.
That’s such a lovely thing to read, Kim, thank you! I’m glad to hear your water boatmen are doing well, we haven’t had any yet, and neither has any of our frogspawn hatched, so I’m very much hoping nothing’s happened – watch this space! 🙂