April was a rather miserable month. It was cold but not the usual amount of rain to get the plants going. Everything in the garden was at least three weeks in arrears. We hope the plants will catch up in May.
Crocus (07/04/13)
Primula (07/04/13)
The first daffodil … (07/04/13)
… but the snowdrops are still flowering! (07/04/13)
The primulas under the apple tree have put on a good show this year. (18/04/13)
Daffodils near the bird bath (18/04/13)
Anemones (18/04/13)
The dreaded celandines, which take over the whole garden at this time of the year and then, thankfully, disappear until next spring. (18/04/13)
View from the back of the garden – on the right the garage and the office. (21/04/13)
View from the back of the garden – on the right the office. (21/04/13)
The house from the back of the garden (21/04/13)
Flowering currant (21/04/13)
West side of the house (21/04/13)
Japonica on west side of the house (21/04/13)
Vegetable garden: purple sprouting broccoli (21/04/13)
A robin looks for food in the freshly dug soil. (22/04/13)
Unusual white daffodils (28/04/13)
Deronicum (28/04/13)
Dog tooth violet (28/04/13)
Euphorbia and aubrietia (28/04/13)
Pear blossom (30/04/13)
Main border (30/04/13)
Greengage blossom (30/04/13)
West border (30/04/13)
Miriam Makeba – The Naughty Flea