MARCH

 Well after the wettest February for years and one of the wettest starts to March we have had a couple of brighter dry days!

My small Japanese cherry tree is in full blossom. This has to be one of the best things I have purchased over the years. Back when Woolworths was still on every high street, they sold small plants every spring in clear plastic bags including trees. So one year I bought a tiny cherry tree, it was probably a four to six in twig and cost the princely sum of £1.50, now this was at least thirty years ago. I planted it up in a border at my then house, then potted it up and brought it to this house, where it was eventually planted here by the lychgate.

It's faithfully flowered each year and I have only had to trim it back a little when it's tried to reach for the lychgate.

The spring bulbs are flowering.

The old bench still in need of a re-stain or paint.

The Camellia's are all in flower. This pretty deep pink one is up in the shrub border.

You can see it in this photo on the lefthand corner.

Even thought it's still cold, Paul could not resist repotting and putting out the Lemon tree!

A very wonky photo showing the tree!

The Magnolia, Black Tulip, is full of lovely flower buds. Hopefully they will all get to flower before any frosts return to damage them.

It is one of the best Magnolia's in my opinion.

So colour appearing everywhere now that Spring is working it's way in.