March 2020 in My Little Garden
Well what a month it’s been…… our worlds have got considerably smaller, and the only place where I will be taking photos for the foreseeable future will be my own little garden. That’s a very small price to pay under the circumstances but I hope I don’t bore you to much with the shots of my garden on Twitter and Instagram. I’m currently sorting through some April shots taken in various gardens over the past couple of years and that’s proving to be a really interesting process. I will really miss seeing these places in person though!
Anyway, back to the review of March in my little garden. At the beginning of the month it felt like the rain would never end, but in spite of the damp and gloom the garden was slowly starting to come to life again. The first buds appeared on the Amelanchier , the camellias added a little welcome colour, and the daffodils started to take over from the snowdrops and crocus.
If I had to pick a favourite mid season daffodil it would probably be Narcissus ‘Jack Snipe’. The first ones were planted in 2018 and I added a few more last autumn. The only daffodil I’ve been disappointed with this spring was the white version of Narcissus ‘Tête-à-tête’. They looked beautiful last spring and were still flowering alongside the tulips, but the performance this year has been very poor.
At the start of the month when it was still possible to visit a garden centre I may have acquired a new hellebore or two.
And in the last couple of weeks the sun has started to shine and it’s really felt like spring has arrived. A very different sort of spring in so many ways, but very welcome nonetheless.
On this last day of March, the tulips are coming along nicely and some should be flowering by the end of the week. I have a mix of colours and I can’t quite remember what I planted where but there was a definite plan in autumn so hopefully it will work out! I have a few in pots too so I’m really looking forward to a good display.
The pleasant surprise of this last week has been the recovery of a little Japanese azalea. Last year it had no flowers at all, I’m guessing as a result of the drought in the summer of 2018, but it’s just full of buds now. I’m glad I gave it another chance.
And this pretty little perennial wallflower was another pre-lockdown purchase from the wonderful Bud Garden Centre. It has a very long flowering season which is so important in a small garden.
Anemone nemorosa is flourishing in a quiet corner.
And the Philadelphus is starting to display it’s vibrant spring colours.
And as March draws to a close, I’ll leave you with the latest shot of my Amelanchier. Purchased for less than a fiver three years ago it’s maturing into a very beautiful tree…… just perfect for a small garden.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the first glimpse of #mylittlegarden in 2020 and I’ll leave you with the very important message of stay home, stay safe and carry on gardening.
