Thursday, April 1, 2010

End of the month garden view: March 2010

In line with the number of gradening blogs I've been trawling through recently I've decided to join in with The Patient Gardener's end of the month garden view - mostly because it's a really brilliant idea! So here we are, these pictures are actually from today, the first of April, because I forgot that I wanted to join in until the post popped up in my Bloglines feed. Besides, the sun is shining today.

March garden

Above - The current stars of the show are the daffodils, and they're really putting it out there today. The last few have opened up in the sun and there's almost a carpet of gold. Below - the veg patch is coming into it's own, new paths are looking good, radishes are germinating and the peas are climbing....

March garden
March garden

Above - fruit corner is coming on apace. Buds are broken on the currents, apple tree and the gooseberry bush. Rhubarb is rising rapidly and the alpine strawberries of putting on fresh growth. Below - from the back door to the end of the garden. At least with a slender long city garden you can fit it all in one shot!

March garden
March garden

Final picture. Really looking forward to the things to come from this corner this year. The iris have passed but the grape hyacinths are just warming up and there are lots of new things waiting to be enjoyed for the first time, as well as the golden oldies that survived in the garden. The cold frame is packed with yummy things to eat later in the year...

4 comments:

  1. Hi - thanks so much for joining in, its nice to have new people doing this. Your daffs look lovely and your sweet peas seem to be doing really well.

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  2. That looks like an impressively productive patch - my peas are way behind yours, though I guess that could be the London advantage! Lovely daffs, always guaranteed to make you smile. Look forward to seeing the progress!

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  3. Thanks both :)

    definitely a London advantage on the pea front, I had strawberries a full month earlier than my sister-in-law up near Blackpool last year. They're also a very early variety, "Spring" from Marshall's Seeds.

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  4. I love the daffodils in the grass near the path! It'll be fun to watch as your gardens grow.

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