Going green

 I have two huge pots of tulips, I watch them everyday as I'm in the garden, I have popped a support ring in the back pot, soon these lovelies will open. The large snowdrops in my cider pot have bloomed so well, the tulips came up blind, so I have cut back their leaves, I also have a fleabane daisy in this pot.

Sadly most of my spring bulbs have finished flowering, it's always a shame, this year the beds have been full, the narcissus are now blooming here. I don't grow tulips in the ground as those which are not dug up by squirrels and rats tend to rot in our clay soil. 

My side bed is just leaves, there are bluebells growing through the leaves, I don't mind this bed at this time of year, these leaves are storing all the goodness back into the bulbs for next year, I don't dig up my spring bulbs. I always cut off the dead heads so they won't make seeds, which can weaken the bulb.

I added two small pots of snakes-head fritillary, just to give the feel the pond has been here longer, I drained some of the water and cleared out some of the slimy weed, it's been topped back up with rainwater and looking much better. 

Just late spring bits coming through in the flower beds, I can see loads of plants purchased last year returning, which is brilliant, I can't see me having too many bare spots this summer, I am finding it hard as I see so many lovely plants and I really do not have room for them, I have promised hubby after reducing the number of pots I have I would not purchase anymore. 

The veg beds are doing well, I soaked my peas and have sown them into their final spot, for now I have popped a cover over them. We pulled our first harvest of rhubarb, which we added apple and made a crumble, served with custard.

I have watered my pots again and the veg beds, it's very dry here, sunny windy days steal moisture. My cucumber plants are huge, my tomato plants are smaller but strong, I have not lost too many, it's a much better start to the growing season.