I’ve brought a few chillis & sweet peppers inside to avoid the cold night. The days are still quite warm though here - 19 & 20 deg C this week #GardensHour

We’re having some very cold nights now so the red Banana, Ensete Maurellii is dug up, potted up & coming inside of an evening. Warm days still though so it goes outside during the day #GardensHour

Outdoor tomatoes are producing a colourful crop this year #GardensHour

Lots of new growth on the Cycas revoluta Cycad. Amazing to think that these plants were around at the time of the dinosaurs #GardensHour

Weigela ‘Florida’ is pretty good value for flowers this year #GardensHour

Any Apple suggestions for Daphne ? #GardensHour

Evening all on #GardensHour tonight. Thankful for the little rain we’ve had recently. The Cosmos & Cannas are appreciative!

The first of the Hydrangeas to flower this year

I was going to do a (late) Chelsea Chop on these Phlox today, but saw these little critters & decided against - Ladybird larvae #GardensHour

Paulownia tomentosa coppiced over the weekend. Within a couple of months it’ll have huge tropical leaves as a result #GardensHour Before & After

‘Eagle Wings’ Tulips are beginning to flower. It’s a late Parrot variety , about 40cm tall #GardensHour

Lots of blossom on the Apollo Rocket patio apple tree this year so I’m hoping for a bumper crop #GardensHour

The first day of meteorological Spring at last!

Whilst the heart-shaped leaves of Epimedium are lovely, if you don’t cut them back now they’ll obscure the even lovelier flowers which appear soon

Blow, northern wind; fall snow; And thou—my loved and dear, See, in this waste of burthened cloud How Spring is near!

Hello Hellebore! Once the old leaves are removed the flowers are much more visible & the danger of leaf spot is reduced

One of my favourite followers taking an interest on a very chilly day

Red banana cut back, lifted and brought inside for the Winter #GardensHour