My Gardening Year Flora and Fauna

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.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Spring Flowers 8 ~ Cowslip

Cowslip
I tried growing Candelabra Polyanthus but they kept disappearing from the garden; the Cowslip has a similar appeal and thrives.

Medlar Tree ~ 1

April 14th 2010
Medlar Tree just breaking open into leaf

April 22nd 2010
Medlar Tree
Suddenly today the flower buds had emerged
This is a tree I bought for my husband for Christmas 4 or 5 years ago and it fruits well.
We make Medlar Jelly each year then using the pulp and apples we make a really spicy chutney.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Spring Flowers 6.1 ~ Guest Garden

Star of Bethlehem
~ Guest Garden ~
As I mentioned my Star of Bethlehem plants came from my parents' garden in Devon where they did very well.
Here is a border in the garden they came from.

Spring Flowers 7 ~ White Narcissus

White Narcissi
I just have two little patches of these in a walled border by the patio; the seem to like a little shade under a Ceanothus on one side and a Choisya on the other.