My Gardening Year Flora and Fauna: March 2011

My Garden

Welcome to my garden blog; we have lived in this house for 32 years and the garden was virtually bare when we moved in. I think we had 2 Queen Elizabeth roses and some Rhubarb!
The small front garden however had 9 huge clumps of orange Mombresia around the lawn's edge.
We garden on heavy clay which is challenging but over the years we've worked out what works and what doesn't.
The garden has been a playground for our three children over the years and we are not precious about it but we do know what we like.
I hope you enjoy following it through the year.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March 2011 ~ The Growing Year Starts Again

March 2011

It is a year since I started this blog and I am quite pleased with the way it has worked out.
Recently there has been a gap as we were away through the whole of February so I pretty much missed the crocuses and snowdrops.

I was delighted though to get home and see the Daphne looking so amazing.

Daphne ~ Best Flowering Ever
This plant was covered and flattened by 8" of snow twice last year and I would not have been surprised if I had 'lost' it but here it is flowering better than ever and smelling so sweetly.

Last September I planted dozens of new daffodils and so I am waiting to see what has survived and flowers and see if I can recognise any of them with their different varieties.

In the meantime here is the Forsythia in all its glory