Through the Garden Gate--March

The garden in March seemed to be dominated by daffodils and crocus. It was lovely to have that spring colour.  

Now the crocus has gone and the daffodils are going over, the tulips are coming into bud and some have opened.  They are all grown in pots and I have them on the patio or by the back door. I'm looking forward to their display of colour.

I spent the last few weeks mulching the borders after tidying them up, it was a big job but they look so much better now. At first the beds seemed very empty looking but now more and more plants are emerging and I always have a job trying to remember what they all are at first.

There is a lot of blue about now in the borders from the muscari, anemones and pulmonaria. The native primroses and cowslips are providing some more yellow. 

My daughter bought me some native primroses for Mother's Day after I had said I would like more in the garden and hadn't been able to get any in the local garden centre. She was quite disappointed and apologetic when they were delivered as tiny plug plants. But I potted them on and a few weeks later they have grown bigger and are flowering now. I'll let them get bigger before I plant them out in the garden.

We've had some lovely warm, sunny days recently when we've been able to sit outside in the garden. The birds are getting busy building their nests and I often see them collecting bits of twig and dried grass from the garden. I'm so glad that our garden provides material that they need.

I am linking this post to Sarah's blog at 'Down by the Sea' for her monthly 'Through the Garden Gate' post.