Update from George about his bulbs and the emerging signs of Spring.

From the cold and frost of the past week we have moved into another mild spell. Yesterday the local honey bees were working on the Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ and Viburnum X Bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’.

The aroma from the Viburnum brightens up the winter garden and rivals the sweet scent of the recently opened flowers of

Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ a fabulous late winter / early spring flowering shrub.

In the Bulb plunge the daffodils are still pushing through and considering that the pots have been covered by 3-4 inches of compost the leaves will be about 6 inches long in some cases. Perhaps the most advanced should be lifted.

Meanwhile the Hyacinths are just about poking through the surface. Fat buds. Full of promise I hope! I will leave them all in the plunge for another week and then reassess on Burns Night.

Aconites, Snowdrops, Iris, Hepatica and the first flowers of Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ are all starting their flowering cycles now and show, along with the germinating annual weeds that the soil is warm enough to sustain their growth.

I wonder if Spring has Sprung?    More action next week.

George