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Friday 25 April 2014

Some spring blooms

But first sowing some seeds...these are (or will be, in a few weeks) salad leaves.  I like to sow two trays of different varieties of cut and come again leaves so there's plenty to keep us going.  Blue plastic trays aren't very pretty I grant you, but they are useful for this job, with a few layers of newspaper to line the bottom and sides.  I'll cover with a fine layer of compost and leave them in the greenhouse to get going...and in the summer they'll sit outside.

Now for the pretty stuff...
A pot of little daffodils still flowering...


Some bright red tulips...


Blue periwinkle...love this colour


And finally...pink camellia, captured just in time, before the petals all turn brown.

3 comments:

  1. All lovely flowers, I like the bi-coloured daffodils as yellow and white or my favourite flower colours. Flighty xx

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  2. Pretty pictures. Enjoy all those salad leaves. Its great the weather is warming up so we can get planting.

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  3. Loved all your garden pictures! I have been sowing seeds today too. I love this time of year!
    Helen xox

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