Garden News: chop chop

[callmemadam]

Perfect weather today and this chap was very interested in my activities. I wanted to get rid of this lot



because I knew that hellebores and snowdrops were hidden underneath and didn’t want to miss them. Cutting back the ferns is a pain, with spores flying everywhere (probably bad for you). Once you can see the crowns it gets easier but no less hard on the back. Three barrowloads later

you can see the hellebores.


Plenty of snowdrop snouts, too and even daffodils. Naturally, once I was outside I saw lots of other jobs which needed doing but the secret of enjoying gardening is knowing when to stop, something I’m bad at. Flowers out include primroses and pulmonarias; it’s not that surprising to see them at this time of year, but pleasing nonetheless. What a change from the dreary dark days we've been having!

Comments

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

My daffodils are showing - just in time for the frost we are promised on Friday -

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

They're tough!

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

Robins are so sweet :) My hyacinths and cowslips are pushing through. I think they will have a shock at the weekend.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Obliging of the robin to keep still! He was right there the whole time I was out, no doubt ready to peck me to death if I seemed about to take over his territory. I don't think your plants will come to any harm if we have the threatened cold spell.

[lethe1]

My snowdrop snouts are also hidden underneath a large fern. No robin sightings in the garden though!

On the lawn in the middle of our street there has been a patch of daffodils in bloom since mid- or even early December! Crazy. (But nice.)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Now that is surprising! I think it's time to buy bunches of early daffodils to cheer the place up.

[mimmimmim.livejournal.com]

Lovely! Nice little robin, too. Did you find any grubs for him?

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

He can find his own grubs as far as I'm concerned!