It has turned very cold now. All my fragiles and garden furniture are out of harm's way but there is still a lot to do and so little light to do it in!
Have finally managed to get all bulbs planted. In the herb/rose garden are tulips Ballerina and Burgundy (as per last year) but this time with Jimmy & Ronaldo - Parker's speciall offer! In the main "border" are Orange Emperor, Marilyn, Maytime and Doll's Minuet. I have packed a couple of pots with a crazy-looking new parrot-style tulip, Rai and squeezed another 25 allium Christophii in any spaces I could find.
A quick trip to the garden centre provided dwarf Irises (mixed), miniature Narcissus Minnow and a pack of mixed shade mauve pansies which I just about managed to cram into my window box before it got dark!
The garden is generally looking very green and brown - with just the odd splash of colour, mainly from the nerines and a few late aconitum but the winter jasmine is also in full flower and very cheery - it's a wonderful screening plant and incredibly well-behaved, even if it seems to flower when it wants to!
Biggest surprise to me was that I picked about 1/2 lb of raspberries today - what a treat!.
