April is a beautiful month in the garden, the longer days and all the beautiful sunshine we have had this last few weeks has really brought the garden to life. There have been some stunning sunrises if you're an early starter and the song of the dawn chorus has been waking me up every morning - it is sounding at its loudest.
There are so many gorgeous plants in bloom now - our recently planted miniature peach tree has been gorgeous, brightening up the front garden along with the deep red blooms of a well established quince. Hopefully between them we will have some fruits later in the year.
We've a few patches of hyacinths growing here and there - you can almost catch the powerful scents wafting as you pass them by. I often have hyacinth bowls in the conservatory and then we plant them out when they've finished so we can enjoy them in following years too. I love the purples of the aubrietas too as they bubble up in flower and spill over walls and rocks.
The blues and pinks of the lugwort are always at their brightest in April too and spilling into the pond we always enjoy the sight of the marigolds. The pond has been full of frog spawn this spring and now there looks to be millions of tadpoles. Rob has been clearing it out and the busy birds are enjoying bathing in the waterfall pools.
One of my favourite plants in April, is the pretty and delicate Easter flower. It always flowers during the Easter holiday and is a welcome sight in our garden. I've brought this little plant with me each time we've moved house and replanted it in each garden we've had over the last twenty five years!
The mahonia shrubs have flowered spectaculary this year too, giving a lovely contrast to the aubrietia in a little front corner plot. The butterflies are back in force again as well, fluttering around the front garden especially.
There have been so many plants enjoying the sunshine and bursting into flower there are too many to feature in one blog - so watch this space, there is much more to follow.
