We have had a cracker of a day today. Sunshine all day long. And the wind has dropped which meant I finally mustered the energy to go and sort out my raised bed. It was full of young creeping thistle plants, which have roots that plunge down towards Australia, and a lot of cow parsley seedlings. It's all sorted out now and ready for planting.
Further along the drive the two plum trees are starting to flower, also the little white cherry tree, and the long narrow flowerbed, which runs along the side of the cottage, had a few surprises in it!
In the garden, at lunchtime, we enjoyed sitting in the sunshine, with a glass of Prosecco. It was a very civilised way to spend Mother's Day! Now that the tulips are beginning to come out, there are lovely pops of colour in the flower bed and I feel that winter has finally been put to bed.
I bought a little pulsatilla plant the other day. The pasque flower. The name is derived from the Hebrew word for Passover, "pasakh", and refers to the Easter flowering period. I took the photograph above and then put the pot down in the sunshine, and not long later I found the flower had flung its petals right back. Not sure why it would do that. It has moved back again now! I love its complimentary colours - violet and yellow.
There were a couple of bumble bees buzzing around in the sunshine, a peacock butterfly and, happy day - a honeybee. If I had my own hive I could have been looking at one of my own bees. Maybe next year!
Further along the drive the two plum trees are starting to flower, also the little white cherry tree, and the long narrow flowerbed, which runs along the side of the cottage, had a few surprises in it!
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