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The first few days in April were glorious - warm and sunny with temperatures reaching 24C in some places.  We then began to receive an icy blast from the north on the 6th of April and it was freezing!  we had -2C for a couple of nights and even -4C one night.  The fleece came out again to cover the plants in the greenhouses overnight.   I walked most days, except one day when I met Marie at the garden centre, and another when we took our first venture to the shops since before Christmas. We've also had snow and cold and frosty nights which meant I had to cover the greenhouse plants with fleece.  We have also had sunny but cold and windy days.  Brian had a nasty tumble down the stairs early one morning which left him with a very bruised and swollen foot and ankle. I think he basically just slid down the stairs as he had a nasty carpet burn on his back.  It could have been so much worse.  So he has stopped going for long walks until the swellin...

April sees many more flowers appearing. These are some of those we saw on our walks and also in our garden Honesty Pasque flower Primroses Erysimum Bowles Mauve Pieris Pussy Willow  Clematis Montana Cherry Tree flowering on the green. Planted in memory of a friend of mine  who sadly died several years ago. Lesser Celandine Moss growing on treec branch

 March was a mixed bag of weather, but we managed a walk every day.   Usually just around the village greens and along to Lord's Hill and back up the lane to home.  We had quite a bit of wet weather, with the garden underwater, and other days fine and sunny.  We also had some very windy days and nights.  I've never seen a toadstool this early in the year. There's always someone who won't move out of the way! Happy Easter 

 Not having been able to go very far due to the lockdown, this post is about the flowers.  Pieris just in flower When forced hyacinths have finished flowering indoors I plant them in the garden where they continue to give pleasure for several years. Anenome - newly planted in the garden. Hellebores - I need more of these in the garden This white Hellebore is particularly nice and has been flowering since before Christmas This is Pelargonium cotyledonis which is flowering in the conservatory.   Originating from the island of St. Helena where it is also known as Old Man Live Forever.   The plant grows like a small bonsai tree.                         Snowflake or Leucojum                          White blossom Cherry Blossom Hippeastrum flowering in the conservatory - this one is called Naughty Lady.  Not so naughty - she had eight...