Comparatively little has happened since my last post - especially considering the time of year, when everything is normally happening so fast. That's because it has been so cold! But the alliums and regal lilies are forming buds, the wisteria is beginning to show colour and the clematis montana I cut back hard last year and my lovely Judas tree (cercis siliquastrum) are looking splendid, especially seen one behind the other from the kitchen window.
At the bottom of the Judas tree my massive comfrey plant (symphytum officinale) is beginning to unfurl its remarkably-constructed flower heads. I am so glad I planted this - even though it does need a lot of keeping under control. The bees love it, its' leaves make great fertilizer and I have just discovered that it has other wonderful soil nutrient-releasing properties (ref. Forest Gardening www.agroforestry.co.uk). So I have great hopes that transplanting my Falstaff rose adjacent to it will prove a success. In fact it does look as though it's doing well....
Comparatively little has happened since my last post - especially considering the time of year, when everything is normally happening so fast. That's because it has been so cold! But the alliums and regal lilies are forming buds, the wisteria is beginning to show colour and the clematis montana I cut back hard last year and my lovely Judas tree (cercis siliquastrum) are looking splendid, especially seen one behind the other from the kitchen window.
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