"The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven; 

The hill-side's dew-pearled; 

The lark's on the wing; 

The snail's on the thorn; 

God's in his Heaven— 

All's right with the world!" -  

Robert Browning, The Year's at the Spring

Prunus 'Kursar' is looking great on the lower terrace in the nursery gardens, with that blue sky as a back ground and the bees enjoying the flowers, a perfect tree for spring. A small deciduous tree with a spreading habit. Leaves are coppery when young, turning deep orange in autumn. Single vivid deep pink flowers 1.5cm in width are borne in profusion. H 7m, S 6m.

Wednesday and another lovely sunny warm day here in the nursery. It was great to get an outdoor potting bench set up so I could pot up and do propagation in the sun. But shhhhhhh don't tell hubby I've commandeered his work bench or I'll be in serious trouble. Horticulture and plants are banned from the workshop area. Ha ha ha. I was working through more of the first stock bed, making progress. Rory was in and carried on with sowing the many many packets of perennial seeds and finished them in a day! Impressed.

Thursday and both Sam and Rory were working today. We took all the crates of seeds Rory sowed over to the poly tunnel and brought a couple of trolleys of plants back for potting. Sam started tidying the shrub stock beds and is making a great job, some shrubs into sales and plants topdressed and tidied. Rory spent the day potting up bare root shrubs, re-potted and propagated the scottish flame flower plants and brought the rose delivery up and sorted it into sales. In between all sorts of things and customers I got on with more of the stock beds. 

Roses are in stock!

Bluebell woods 

Friday already, where does the week go? Team Quercus were all in again and busy busy. Sam was back in the shrub stock beds continuing on with tidying and Rory was in the polytunnel starting to pot up the cuttings that Fiona did last year. The polytunnel is beginning to fill up again. Space never lasts long in there lol. I was back in the stock beds, lots of new plant potted and more of the stock beds tidied. 

Crazy Maisie being cute

What a great weekend, the weather was amazing, so warm and sunny. We were busy with customers both days and really enjoyed working in the sun both days. Trying to park the really stressful farm sale stuff and not let it impact getting out of my depression but its really not easy especially when things get unpleasant. We had lots of lovely customers visiting, lots of chat and I did get some work done. Lots of watering everywhere, more stock beds finished including finishing the first bed. The water plant sales pond emptied and cleaned out, refilled and ready for the water plant delivery which is due. I also paid my greenhouse some attention, tidying and giving it a good soaking before the cold weather next week.  finished of the day on Sunday by finishing the first stock bed yay!

First stock bed Finished 

The gardens really are coming to life, set off against a blue sky, the glorious colours of spring sing along with the birdies in the hedge behind the nursery and the buzzards wheeling in the sky above.

Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Helleborus argutifolius

Primula vulgaris

Daffodils flowering in the orchard

Valeriana phu 'Aurea'

Primula 'Old Port'

Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Spotted’ seedling double, own seedling

Narcissus 'Februry Gold'

Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Spotted’ seedling dense spotting, own seedling

Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Spotted’ seedling dense spotting, own seedling

Simply............. a windblown anemone

Monday and my chill down day in the polytunnel, it never feels like a work day on a Monday as I get lots done in the polytunnel, spending a full day in there, potting, tidying, propagating, listening to pod casts.

Attempt at a dandelion

Behind the scenes - spring is the time for sowing seeds. We grow a lot of new stock from seed and every year its just as exciting as all the previous years to see the seedlings emerging from the compost. I sowed all the annual seeds three weeks ago and they are looking really good and almost ready for potting.

Sam and Rory have been sowing the perennial seeds, all 250+ packets of them They are now in the polytunnel awaiting germination. Exciting times ahead........

Spring comes to the cottage, home, where i rarely spend any day light hours

A gift from Andrew and Linda

Teaching Maisie to be city dog and lunch with Becky on Tuesday, nice to see all the spring colour in the city. Magnolias and cherry blossom were fab but I'm afraid the frost will get them this week.

Gardens can be anywhere!

Lavander fields - so so about this one, the background
lavander isn't pale or subtle enough, they stand out too much

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