The mild weather is certainly having a curious effect on plants across the country. In my garden, in Lincolnshire, red campion, knautia and lychnis, usually summer performers, are still doing their thing and last week we heard about daffodils blooming all over the place.
Read MoreIt is about now that the first signs of life begin to stir to the garden. With the snowdrops usually reaching their peak around Valentine’s day, our thoughts begin to return to that space outside the back door that has been largely neglected since November. A few sunny days can induce a mild panic and make you wonder about all those winter tasks you had planned and that are still firmly on the to do list.
Read MoreAt the time of writing, frosts have been rather thin on the ground this winter, in every sense. So perhaps an ode to master jack will entice this most useful of tools into our gardens before Spring.
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