It's coming... 🌿🌷🌼⛅
It's coming - can you feel it? When the sun comes out, it's actually warm. The daffodils are nodding in the breeze. Yes, it's still nippy when the sun's in, and the trees still look awfully wintery, but spring is around the corner. It's the last day of February and it's suitably grey and blustery. But hope is emerging. The bulbs I planted last autumn are peeping up - clumps of tulips, muscari, crocuses, daffs... I love seeing them peep their heads above ground as a reminder of my hard work last year. I planted almost 1,000 of the buggers. I'm extremely busy at the moment - which as any self employed person knows, is a great relief - but it's also an immensely enjoyable time to be out there. Buds are ripening, promising all sorts of wonders. New shoots are nascent, and temptingly green. Since becoming a full time gardener, I have such a heightened awareness of the seasons, and nature, and the weather. I can be in a garden on a cloudy day and see the w...