Broad beans started off in the greenhouse but now planted out with a cloche to protect them from the strongs winds we are having at the moment. They will be our first green crop of the new season, and we will plant more later hopefully to freeze for the winter 

Pulsatilla vulgaris ( Pasque flower) a native wild anemone that has lived very happily in our alpine sink for many years. Pasque means Easter so this one is a little early ( or Easter is late as it is a movable feast) 

Kingcups aka marsh marigolds, Catha palustris . The first flowers to bloom in our pond, they are jusy giant buttercups really, but a real joy. There are usually huge patches of them growing wild in the watemeadows at Harbridge...so i will have to go and look for them on my day off.

 

New arrivals at the garden centre

 

A perfect spring day here today...luckily my day off! 

 

Spring has arrived! A day out at Wisley putting my new camera through its paces . The images are untweaked....Just What Picassa decided to do with the raw files


 

 

These double snow drops are in bloom in the garden today, with their double petticoats and raised up outer petals they look like they are twirling in a lively dance. The ordinary single snowdrops seem much more demure!


 

Key Haven trip on Dads Birthday. Little birds look a bit col and grumpy!

 

Bewick Swans at Ibsley...numers have just gone about to 12 ...due to cold weather further North perhaps. 

Went to Poole harbour on my day off...very quiet, windless and rather grey but nice reflections of the water birds


 

Great Scenery and wonderful "Elemental" weather made for a good holiday but this is what we really went for........ 

 

More holiday pics!