That reminds me of parts of my garden. There's much tidying up to be done so that I'll be able to see the bulbs when they start flowering (the area with snowdrops and crocuses was done a month or so ago so I can see those).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
We don't do an 'autumn tidy up' in the flower beds, shrubberies etc here either ... and then in the winter we watch the birds feeding on the seedheads we've left for them ... and if we're careful how we tidy in the spring, then there's lots of dried grass leaves for the sparrows and starlings etc to gather for their nests
I will not do it in Autumn too, @Dovefromabove . I partly took plants out as I want to go back where I was in 2020 with my wildlife plants.
I didn’t do it in 2020 and 2021, and the garden was so healthy leaving the plants to the slugs and snails.
The snowdrops came out on time around 6th of February. The green plants in front of the snowdrops should be the huge Poppy plants that the owner mentioned.
There are now plants slowly evolving that we will see in later months, around May.
That looks like the cornflowers that I have inmy garden and they are at the same stage.
This is such an interesting thread you have started @Simone_in_Wiltshire, and I will follow with interest. I love seeing gardens waking up after their winter sleep. 😊
It has been cold since the month started two weeks ago. We are now mid March and it looks like not much has changed. It is a weird thing, gardening or watching plants how they grow. On one
side, we want to see progress, on the other side we know that
this time will be lost for ever. Whereas February is the month of joy
about first signs of revival, March is the time to be patient.
The daffodils are later in our area this year, and the crocuses don't really develop to a carpet as we are used to.
We have to learn to accept. Don't pull them out believing they are weeds.
March has been a weird month. It started with snow and frost for one week, followed by a few milder days with sunshine, before extended rain bands hit the ground. Between all the days when the skies were dark and heavy, the wind made it unpleasant to leave house. Yesterday morning we had exceptional light. I seized the chance, stopped working and off I went on my bicycle with my camera. Arrived at the front garden, I couldn't have found better conditions for taking pictures.
The daffodils are the dominating plants. Their bright yellow flower head makes one smile, and somehow, the bed now look fuller. You can see the new little shoots from the bulb plants and also other plants like Cornflower have almost doubled in height.
Look closely at the ground. Can you see the red shoots amongst the green shoots? Playing with our imagination, we get an idea how dense the area will look like in a few months time.
In the middle, a Hellebore plant. Its lilac flower head is like a signal to the other surrounding plants telling them, it wants its space. We can see tulips coming on the top right and left bottom corner amongst the other plants that evolve.
You remember that image from February when I had shown where plants 1 to 4 were located. I have added number 5 and 6. You saw number 5 already mid March, but they were tiny, just two inches high.
Inside two weeks, the two inch red plant shoots are now 7 inches high. If somebody of you knows what plant it is, you are welcome to leave a comment.
Number 6 was still tiny in mid March, and has now grown too.
I had taken a picture from that very old shrub in January when twilight made the hour neither dark nor light. No wonder that the picture was blurry. I assumed in February that it might be a Buddleia. I'm sure many of you can identify what is growing now from the thick stem.
The giant Poppy plants happily grow and as well as the plant in front of it.
And finally that little tree surrounded by Daffodils which will flower in April, and other little plant.
We can curiously look forward to April. If we are lucky, we will get also sunshine and this will give all plants a much needed "vitamin sunshine" boost.
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The snowdrops came out on time around 6th of February. The green plants in front of the snowdrops should be the huge Poppy plants that the owner mentioned.
There are now plants slowly evolving that we will see in later months, around May.
That looks like the cornflowers that I have inmy garden and they are at the same stage.
Those were not there on the 1rst of February.
Whatever this is, we will find out later on.
I ♥ my garden.
The space is filling up, and the daffodils are soon in flower.
The snowdrops and crocuses are blooming.
It's starting to look crowded in some areas, and one wonders what else will have space later on.
Tiny new growth between the old, now drying and dying.
They are preparing for summer.
The tulips will be ready by April.
We are now saying goodbye to February, and we will see soon what March brings us.
I ♥ my garden.
It has been cold since the month started two weeks ago. We are now mid March and it looks like not much has changed.
It is a weird thing, gardening or watching plants how they grow. On one side, we want to see progress, on the other side we know that this time will be lost for ever.
Whereas February is the month of joy about first signs of revival, March is the time to be patient.
The daffodils are later in our area this year, and the crocuses don't really develop to a carpet as we are used to.
We have to learn to accept. Don't pull them out believing they are weeds.
I ♥ my garden.
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Arrived at the front garden, I couldn't have found better conditions for taking pictures.
The daffodils are the dominating plants. Their bright yellow flower head makes one smile, and somehow, the bed now look fuller. You can see the new little shoots from the bulb plants and also other plants like Cornflower have almost doubled in height.
Look closely at the ground. Can you see the red shoots amongst the green shoots? Playing with our imagination, we get an idea how dense the area will look like in a few months time.
In the middle, a Hellebore plant. Its lilac flower head is like a signal to the other surrounding plants telling them, it wants its space. We can see tulips coming on the top right and left bottom corner amongst the other plants that evolve.
You remember that image from February when I had shown where plants 1 to 4 were located. I have added number 5 and 6. You saw number 5 already mid March, but they were tiny, just two inches high.
Inside two weeks, the two inch red plant shoots are now 7 inches high.
If somebody of you knows what plant it is, you are welcome to leave a comment.
Number 6 was still tiny in mid March, and has now grown too.
I had taken a picture from that very old shrub in January when twilight made the hour neither dark nor light. No wonder that the picture was blurry. I assumed in February that it might be a Buddleia. I'm sure many of you can identify what is growing now from the thick stem.
The giant Poppy plants happily grow and as well as the plant in front of it.
And finally that little tree surrounded by Daffodils which will flower in April, and other little plant.
We can curiously look forward to April. If we are lucky, we will get also sunshine and this will give all plants a much needed "vitamin sunshine" boost.
I ♥ my garden.