A Spring Day at Last! Sunshine! Yippee!

Today is a violent letter daylight in my part of the world . Spring has made an appearance . It was a ardent , sunny day and as it is Thursday I have had some horticulture assistant . This garden is quite large to look after single - handed , specially as I keep grok up ever more lawn and create new areas . But now I have veritable help , because Thursday is Hector Day . OK , he lack finesse , but he for certain make up for it in enthusiasm . He is nifty on hollow and very good at it .

Hector digging .

He loves dress .

Hector digging.

Hector pruning the Rosemary

He quite justly thought theStipa gigantealooked a jam and set about sorting it out . The full roulette wheel barrow was perhaps a little too grave for him to tug , but he gamely had a try .

He has an unconventional approach to hedge care and has taken a great fancy to theLonicerahedge which is quite an unusual material body now , after his work on it . He has also turn the compost heap over ; so all in all , a in effect twenty-four hour period ’s work . Cheers Hector . Most importantly , he is so full of mellow life and gurgle over with a zest for life story , that he is a tonic to be with and brings a bounteous foolish grin to the face , even when his dearest of horticulture becomes a little over -enthusiastic . You ca n’t be depress when Hector is around .

Hector digging.

Hector digging.

And you ca n’t be depressed when the birds are singe and the garden is full of outflow flowers . Here are dead my last Anemone quinquefolia pictures for this season . First , Galanthus woronowiiwith its distinctive Malus pumila - unripe leaves and secondlyGalanthus plicatuswhich is always the last one to flower in March .

Galanthus woronowii

Galanthus plicatus

Hector pruning the Rosemary

Hector pruning the Rosemary

It is amazing how long hellebores flower for . They started in January and they are still bet howling .

The last Witch Hazel to flower in my garden is alwaysHamamelis x intermedia‘Arnold Promise ’ .

Hamamelis x intermedia‘Arnold Promise ’

But enough of these wintery thing , today I am observe spring . Ialways get activated when the little fountain woodlanders such asCorydalisput in an show . They seed around too , so there are always plenty to enjoy . They do go away completely after inflorescence , which is worrying . I am always afraid that I might put a fork through the tuber .

Corydalis‘Beth Evans ’

Corydalis solida

Corydalis ‘ Beth Evans ’

I love the clean blue bloom which come along in spring . LovelyAnemone blandais take over from the wintertime aconites .

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Galanthus woronwii

Galanthus woronowii

sorry squill are derive out . I love the starry flowers ofScilla bifolia .

Scilla bifolia

Pulmonarias are spread out everywhere . I particularly wish the drear I .

Galanthus plicatus

Galanthus plicatus

Pulmonaria‘Blue Ensign ’

Pulmonaria‘Roy Davidson ’

The pink ones are middling too .

Pulmonaria ‘ Leopard ’

There are quite a few plump Dutch crocuses in the front garden . This utter blank one is called Jeanne d’Arc . It caught my eye because there is such a handsome blubber bumble bee delight the nectar on the orange pistil .

Crocus vernus‘Jeanne d’Arc ’

Celandines are a pestilence in my garden , but at least they disappear totally when they have done their stuff and nonsense . But Christopher Lloyds ’ ‘ Brazen Hussy ’ is always welcome with its lovely bronze foliage .

Ficaria verna‘Brazen Hussy ’

And of course of action , spring means that it is daffodil time . I have hatful of big blowsy ones in the orchard .

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’

Hamamelis x intermedia‘Arnold Promise’

But I prefer the little ones , such as the wild lent lily that Wordsworth fell in love with;Narcissus pseudonarcissus .

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

I ’m also very doting of this one with reflexed petal .

Corydalis ‘Beth Evans’

Corydalis‘Beth Evans’

Narcissus‘February amber ’

In the glasshouse , I have a potful of the oniony - smellingIpheion‘Alberto Castello ’ . in reality , I think we have to call themTristagmanow , but let ’s not nettle about that .

Ipheion‘Alberto Castello ’

Corydalis solida

Corydalis solida

I also have aCyclamen rhodium peloponnesiacumin a pot . It is a lovely little thing with specked leaves and sweet scented flowers . There should be more flowers , but I planted it upside down , so three of the flowers are growing out of the bottom of the pot . This is a stupid mistake to make . The topside of Cyclamen corms are unremarkably rocky and boisterous and peradventure they have nodules .

Cyclamen rhodium pelonnesiacum

So there we have some of the little beauties which I have been enjoy today . I will save some for another day , but I will finish with the Chocolate Vine , the scramblingAkebia quinatawhich is flowering much in the first place than usual this year .

Corydalis ‘Beth Evans’

Corydalis ‘Beth Evans’

Akebia quinata .

I hope you have had stack of temperateness today too and plentitude of springiness prime to revel .

60 Responses toA Spring Day at Last! Sunshine! Yippee!

Even here in Ontario snowdrops and hellebores are open up so there is promise for spring . Hector certainly wait enthusiastic .

The wish you included in a comment on my web log has come dependable – you get cheerfulness and I have more rain today ! Yay ! Hector is endearing and I can just imagine what a help he is in the garden . My spouse saw me glancing wistfully at a pup just today and promptly inform me that we are NOT get a dog but maybe I can borrow one for weekly visits as you have . Your Narcissus pseudonarcissus alone would make me featherbrained if I had such a mass display in my garden but all your spring botch are delightful !

Anemone blanda