Our garden at the end of April

An ornamental cherry tree in our neighbours' garden.

We're still enjoying sunny days. The apple has been the last tree to produce blossom in our garden.

The tulips will soon be over.

Mr P has put out the pelargoniums to harden off.

French beans and marigolds grown from seed were planted in the shelter of the stone wall next to the greenhouse.  They've been covered up to protect them from the night time frost.

The fig tree is beginning to produce leaves.  Small figs from last year that did not come to anything are still on the high branches although we did have an abundance of luscious fruit which we enjoyed. We're looking forward to this year's crop.

Some of the tomatoes have been planted in the greenhouse.  Seed potatoes are in the raised bed and chard is ready to pick. 

melons

 

sweet peppers, basil, onions

cucumber, tomatoes, courgettes 

The tomato plants are beginning to produce flowers.

There are more marigold plants and French beans to plant out mainly in the vegetable plots.

There's always a lot to do in the garden, covered yard and greenhouse at this time of the year.  I shall be looking after the plants, watering them and so on when Mr P is away in May.

A Neighbourhood Walk

We've been busy arranging Mr P's trip so I've not been able to keep up with blogging recently and my reading of your blogs and commenting have both been hit and miss.  I hope you're keeping well.

It's lilac time here and the trees in our immediate neighbours' garden have come into bloom along with other blossom.  I took a walk along the lane by our house yesterday (sunny weather) and this morning (cloudy) and went right around the island of houses formed by the crescent. 

a wild patch with cowslips and dandelions

In our own garden the rosemary bush is flowering, the magnolia tree is still full of blooms and there's a pop of colour from the wallflowers.

The grape vines are beginning to produce leaves.

Spanish bluebells (above).  We've taken most of them out and left only a clump or two in the garden where they cannot spread.  They're pretty, but they're an invasive variety.  As yet I've not been able to go to the woods to see the blue haze formed by hundreds of the English bluebells.

The peonies are in bud.

French lavender

There's a lot going on with the plants, young and old, and Mr P's flower and vegetable seedlings in the covered yard. They're all well established and we shall continue to look after them and the ones in the greenhouse. I'll share more another time.

Thank you once more for visiting.  Have a good rest of the week, 

Linda.