Winter colour

It's about a month until the official start to Spring... this time of year its lovely to see masses of snowdrops and crocuses - sure signs that warmer weather is on its way.

The great thing about crocuses and snowdrops is that they get bigger and better each year as they develop, and as the bulbs multiply underground. These are fab little plants that are worth investing in!

After snowdrops flower, simply lift, divide and replant some in other areas of the garden to get more plants for free. They do well planted under trees. 

The dogwood Cornus shrub is best known for its brightly coloured stems in Winter. You may see in the photo that little buds are beginning to grow on some of the stems, indicating it's soon time to give it a hard prune.  A job for the coming weeks.

I've been in Winter slumber along with my garden, and now there's lots of tidying to do and preparations for Spring. Not long now until seeds will be sown.... March and April will be busy months!

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Planning for Spring...

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