Frost and Sunshine

We have had some classic Spring days recently: cold nights and frosty mornings, but some welcome sunshine later in the day. This is what it is like in the mornings - COLD:

A frozen blob of water on a Broccoli leaf

Anyone for frozen Broccoli?

A frozen drip on a Dogwood twig

I have been wanting for ages to get some good pictures of the Crocuses, but due to the scarcity of sunshine in February and early March the flowers have hitherto been reluctant to open up fully. This week the Crocuses finally lost their inhibitions, and I got my chance.

The Crocuses finally deigned to open up fully


The tough, waxy leaves of the Bay trees have withstood the onslaught of Winter quite well, and the trees are now producing a mass of little flower buds.

Flower buds beginning to appear on the Bay trees


The Land Cress plants have been protected by fleece until about two weeks ago, so they have been able to keep producing a small but welcome supply of nice tender leaves to spice up our salads.

The Land Cress is still producing nice succulent leaves

Lots of new growth on the white Rose bush



The nodding Euphorbia flowers are beginning to open

Hopefully we will get plenty more sunny days now, and the soil will warm up, so that I can get sowing and planting. For us here in the UK, April is the busiest time for sowing, so I will have plenty to do over the next few weeks...