A little later posting this week than usual – generally I try to get it done on a Sunday morning but it’s nearly 3.20pm and we’re having a cup of tea. It’s been a bit of a weekend, for reasons unrelated to gardening so I won’t bore you with them!
The back garden is looking very lush, everything is filling out and lots of things are bursting into flower (including weeds, but there we are). The potatoes are starting on their insane growth spurts when they need to be earthed up practically every day, which is promising. Most of the random seeds I sowed in pots are coming up – the calendula and poached egg plants are, anyway, but true to form the nigella is holding out on me. I never have much luck growing it from seed. If it doesn’t show itself soon I’ll sow something else on top just to spite it.
I’ll get the front garden out of the way first as there’s little to report – the red tulips are going over and the winter pansies won’t be far behind so we’ll need to get something for the troughs soon.
The box seems to have recovered from last year’s assault and so far the trap hasn’t caught any box moths so I’m keeping everything crossed.
Meanwhile at the back
The apple blossom is going over though there are still some buds to open – we had a couple of hailstorms last week so I’m hoping that we will still get some fruit despite that.
The big stars of the week are the two clematis montana which are in flower now.
Elsewhere some of those groups I like so much are starting to appear – here we’ve got choisya, heuchera and centaurea all in flower together.
And just across the path, the first aquilegia is almost open.
Despite the sunshine and all the spring flowers, it’s been a cold week this week – last weekend we sat outside but this weekend there was no chance. Even though the sun is warm there’s a cold breeze all the time. Hoping that things cheer up soon!
The Random Gardener 
The box is actually a Buxus? Is there a Lonicera nitida in your garden? I saw one somewhere, but can not remember where.
Yes, it’s a buxus. We used to have a shrub honeysuckle but I suspect it’s been swamped by other things.
DId I see it in the last two years or so, or was it gone before that. I just acquired one from Tangly Cottage Gardening, so I suppose I will eventually get acquainted with it.