THE GARDEN

                                    

                                                  The lilac was in flower by the middle of May.

                                                                  Lily Of The Valley

                                                                      Lithodora

                                                                     Marsh Marigold

                                                                           Pieris

                                                                        Pittosporum

                                                                        Primrose

                                                                         

                                                                      Purple Tulips

                                                                Red and Yellow Tulips

                                                                      aquilegia              

             

                                                                 apple blossom

                                                                     black tulips

                                                              californian poppy

                                                                  cardamon

                                                      cherry blossom and red camelia

                               By May 14th, the plants above are beginning to blossom

                             The prunus can be seen in flower from the kitchen window.
                                                        We are now in to April.
                                                                         

                                 This is another of the early spring flowers, appearing in March.
                                It is a hyacinth of course, and beneath it there are some narcissi.

                                                                               
                                      Here are some of our purple polyanthus with yellow hearts.

There are a few purple pansies.

There are some delightful red polyanthus with yellow hearts

The qiucksilver hebe is also in flower.

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This as a small border which we see as we come out of the back door.

The garden pond featured below is an attractive feature.

This is the garden border as one looks at it from the back door.

There are one or two cyclamen in flower.

The winter flowering jasmine is also in flower in early January.

This is a view of the garden at the front of the house.

Here is the view of the small border, looking towards the Frome Road. This should be full of spring flowers quite soon.

On January 1st, 2013, these plants were in flower - snowdrops, polyanthus, cyclamen and winterflowering jasmine, testimony probabably to a very mild and wet winter so far.

 The first snowdrops appeared outside the front door.

     PLANTING PROGRAMME – 2013

   FLOWERS

 FEBRUARY  - INDOORS – AQUILEGIA, COREOPSIS, DELPHINIUMS, ICELAND POPPY, RUDBECKIA, GAZANENIAS, PANSIES, SWEET PEAS

 MARCH – INDOORS – LUPINS

 APRIL – INDOORS – FOXGLOVES, EARLY PANSIES

               OUTDOORS – SWEET WILLIAMS, CORNFLOWERS

           VEGETABLES

  TOMATOES – AILSA CRAIG – INDOORS – FEBRUARY TO APRIL

                           CHERRY TOMATOES – GARDEN PEARL - MARCH TO APRIL

  CARROTS – NORFOLK GIANTS – OUTDOORS – MARCH

  RADISH – ICICLE – OUTDOORS – MARCH

  LETTUCE – ICEBERG – OUTDOORS - MARCH

  SPRING ONIONS – RAMROD – OUTDOORS – MARCH

  PARSNIPS – TENDER AND TRUE – OUTDOORS – MARCH

 CAULIFLOWER – ALL YEAR ROUND – INDOORS - MARCH  

 COURGETTES – ZUCCHINI – INDOORS -  MARCH

 RUNNER BEANS – INDOORS – APRIL

 DWARF FRENCH BEANS – INDOORS - APRIL