#perennial border

Late winter flowers at the allotment

Today I spent hours working at the allotment in the heat and sunshine, it was glorious and felt more like late spring rather than late winter. Last night I couldn’t wait to see if I would find anything in bloom and I wasn’t disappointed! 

Most of the primulas, some of the crocuses, the largest of the hellebores and an early daffodil were enjoying the sun too, ready to be visited by the first insects to venture out of their winter shelters. 

Yesterday, at work, I also got to see the first few bumblebee queens of the year buzzing around: they just couldn’t resist the masses of tiny Calluna flowers. Let’s hope this odd spell of heat and sunshine isn’t followed by something catastrophic…in this period, last year, we were covered with snow and we still need to get through March, which is always unpredictable. Fingers crossed!