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| Pale early crocuses infiltrated by darker ones |
Although we haven't had a really cold winter, it's felt very chilly and dismal out there this spring. I was all the more delighted when the first indications of life appeared in the garden. Some of them were so miniscule I wanted to get my magnifying glass out to make sure I was seeing right.
Among the first were the early crocuses under the apple tree. They are always a surprise. The very early ones are pale mauve, but they are beginning to get together with the later deep purple ones from the flower bed. Then there was the big queen bumble bee tasting the first pulmonaria flower. Good for her.
Bumble bee on very first pulmonaria flower Hyacinth beginning to turn blue
The first hyacinths have started to peer out from their raggedy leaves. They are all presents from past Christmases which I planted in the garden and now make up sizeable clumps of blue, pink and white. So far they are still buff coloured buds but nearly there.
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| New hawthorn to attract wildlife |
There is a newly planted hawthorn for the hedge, which arrived looking so like a stick I heeled it in near the house so I could keep an eye on it over winter. That's showing very healthy little shoots.
Tiny raspberry venturing out Even tinier rhubarb showing up
The autumn raspberry canes, which I despair of every year are poking up too. Perhaps most exciting of all was the tiny lipstick-red rhubarb shoot peering out of the newly spread mulch.
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