Posted in In The Garden
Tagged cotoneaster, Crocus, daphne, euphorbia, iris, snowdrops
Renishaw Hall gardens are open from 11am-3pm on Sunday February 27th. The hellebores, crocus and snowdrops will be at their peak and if you are feeling inspired there will be five specialist nurseries selling spring flowering plants and bulbs. Admission £3.50 www.renishaw-hall.co.uk
Most of the snowdrops are just unfurling but this one is a herald of what's to come
The first pots of Iris reticulata are in flower thanks to a spell in the greenhouse
Checking back to the same time last year it is interesting to see what was out this week last year – and compare it with this year. Usually the crocus tommasinianus are the first to flower but this year I found this pot of a creamy white crocus with brown markings in flower before the tommasinianus have even begun to show buds. The snowdrops are pretty well on cue, but the greenhouse-grown iris are a couple of weeks earlier. Last year the Daphne odora aureamarginata was already in flower, this week the buds are showing colour but have yet to open. I love the inconsistency of it all.
Earliest crocuses Snowbunting have popped up in one of the pots
Now is a good time to have a look at your garden to check whether it could do with a bit of added colour. If it is lacking ‘oomph’ then Crocus has good offers on some of its most vibrant autumn performers including Acers, down from £29.99 to £17.99.
