Spring goeth all in white

[callmemadam]

Daisies in the grass, with bug.

I was actually outside to plant potatoes and sow broad beans, as the weather is fairly clement. Here's



Choisya ternata, the #1, totally reliable evergreen shrub for clay soil. It flowers again in the autumn.



This skimmia is a choice variety I've forgotten the name of. It's grown rather large and is smothered with flowers but the leaves have never looked happy. I think it would prefer a more acid soil.

Comments

[sloopjonb.livejournal.com]

It was officially spring in our village today. The housemartins are back. It's happy hour again.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Housemartins! Not something we see here. Have you listened to the digital Birdsong radio channel?

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Oh, I miss housemartins. I used to be able to lie in bed and watch them fly up to their nests under the eaves. Such a nice start to spring.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

By a strange coincidence, I was listening to R4 yesterday evening and Great Animal Migrations featured housemartins, swifts & swallows. Tweet tweet!

[gghost.livejournal.com]

Your garden and gardening ability are so inspiring. Seeing your beautiful photos is one of the reasons that I've beeen looking forward to spring.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Aw, shucks, blushes. Perhaps that thought will inspire me to do more!