I have two phases in my containers. The spring bulbs then dahlias. Once this cold weather changes I will be hoicking out the bulbs and getting the dahlias out. #Gardenshour #Mygarden 🌱

Orange! Californian poppy. Pure colour. #Mygarden #Gardening

White geranium attracting my attention and that of a bumble bee. #mygarden #Gardening

Dutch iris 'Lion King'. #mygarden #Gardening #Iris

White Ragged Robin, very pleased that it has reappeared. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

A plantain. Not a 'weed' in my garden. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

A plantain. Not a 'weed' in my garden. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Clouds of cow parsley in an oak wood. These mature oaks had carpets of baby oak seedlings at their feet. The result of the massive crop of acorns last autumn.

Dutch iris 'Symphony'. Capturing sunshine. #Mygarden #Gardening #Iris

Iris Siberica, very elegant. They came from a friend so they are treasured. #Tuesdayblue #Mygarden #gardening

Luscious green. #mygarden #Gardening

Luscious green. #mygarden #Gardening

Cow parsley growing where my garden fades into the bridleway beyond. At the house end my tubs need their summer makeover - delayed by the current chill. #Gardenshour #mygarden #gardening

Cow parsley growing where my garden fades into the bridleway beyond. At the house end my tubs need their summer makeover - delayed by the current chill. #Gardenshour #mygarden #gardening

The year rolls on. Irises - Dutch, Bearded, and Siberica - take over from the tulips. Now, I could get as obsessed with irises as I am with tulips....! #Mygarden #Gardening #SixonSaturday

The year rolls on. Irises - Dutch, Bearded, and Siberica - take over from the tulips. Now, I could get as obsessed with irises as I am with tulips....! #Mygarden #Gardening #SixonSaturday

'Natchez Trace' (?). Gorgeous whatever it's called. #Mygarden #Gardening #Iris

I am extremly tired of the oldest, richest, most secure people in society voting for racist, environmentally destructive, selfish authoritarian bigots on grounds that they desire ‘’change’.

Night night sweet dreamies People don't fake feeling down - they fake being fine. Remember that. Show kindness, always

Bringing joy this bearded iris has tripled in size in just a year. The irises become the showstoppers as the tulips fade. #Gardenshour #mygarden #gardening 🌱

Bringing joy this bearded iris has tripled in size in just a year. The irises become the showstoppers as the tulips fade. #Gardenshour #mygarden #gardening 🌱

Star-like tulip Honky Tonk. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Bearded iris 'Benton Susan' catching the late afternoon sun. #Mygarden #Iris #Gardening

My son's new house. Small but beautiful. #Gardening #Mygarden

First bearded iris of the year. So velvety. #Mygarden #Gardening #Iris 🌱

Turned out okay. I think that's a cake tin that belonged to my Grandma. A lovely connection to my female ancestors. #Baking

Always think of my Granny when hand mixing a fruit cake. The bowl of her standard sized wooden spoon had worn down to the size of a teaspoon. That's a lot of cakes and a lot of elbow grease. #baking

Nearly missed Gardenshour! Snooker is gripping viewing. My rhodo with the bluebells. I love bluebells so I have made them a feature. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Enjoying some hand weeding/plant editing and encountered this Green Carpet moth amongst the lamium. #Teammoth #Mygarden #gardening 🌱

Another Large Red Damselfly emerging leaving its nymph pyjamas on the foliage below and to the right. #Insects #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Another Large Red Damselfly emerging leaving its nymph pyjamas on the foliage below and to the right. #Insects #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Large Red Damselflies are emerging from our rill. Actually not very large, and at this stage not very red. The colouration develops as it dries. The rill is less than a year old and proving very attractive to wildlife. Joy! #mygarden #Insects #wildlife #gardening 🌱

The first of the Welsh poppies. These ones actually came from a friend's house in Maidenhead so quite English. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

The first of the Welsh poppies. These ones actually came from a friend's house in Maidenhead so quite English. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Wish I could post the fresh perfume of the lily of the valley! #Sixonsaturday #mygarden #Ukgardening 🌱

The orange tip butterfly flashing its colour. #Mygarden #Butterflies #UKgardening

The orange tip butterfly flashing its colour. #Mygarden #Butterflies #UKgardening

Wonderful camouflage on this orange tip butterfly. #Mygarden #Butterflies #Ukgardening

This Holly Blue was dashing about in the border this afternoon. The top of its wings are a deeper blue. #Butterflies #Mygarden #Blue

I saw this solitary wasp entering a tube put up for masonry bees. Snapped this blurry photo as it came out. I think it is one of the potter or tube wasps. An Ancistrocercus species. #insects #Mygarden

I thought I didn't like rhododendrons until I inherited this one. It is just beautiful. I think it might be 'Maharani'. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening

Scarce Prominent - a new for my garden. Likes mature birches, which we have. Striking appearance. #Teammoth #Mygarden

Fringed tulips - Louvre on the left and Gorilla on the right. #Mygarden #Tulips #Gardening

Up the woodland path. Excited to find that one of my many honesty plants is a white one. #SixonSaturday #Mygarden #Gardening

Not at RHS Wisley, but in my garden this afternoon. Quite pleased with these tubs. #Mygarden #Tulips #Gardening

Mahonia berries looking fab against a grey background. Do think dark grey sets of plants. #Gardening

I am coming round to mixing pink and yellow ... #Tulips #Gardening

'My Newt' - managed to photo the pioneer newt who has arrived in our rill. Hope there are more in there! #MyGarden #Wildlife #Gardening

Red tulips at RHS Wisley. This deep red looking great with the bright green Hakonechloa grass. #Tulips #Gardening

Wondrous tulips from RHS Wisley. These below shrubby white Cercis. #Gardening #Tulips