April is proving to be a lovely month in the Parsonage garden: the grass grows green and fair, the spring bulbs are at the height of their season, snowdrops have been overtaken by daffodils, tulips are just starting to open ‒ so many plants, too numerous to mention, are flowering or just popping up from the ground to remind us that they too will soon be adding their own contribution to the garden.
There is always lots of work to do. Right now, spring cleaning the beds, removing dead growth from last year and seeing off the weeds ‒not least the celandines which are very pretty but far too invasive to ignore. Alchemilla Mollis is another one to watch; give it an inch and it takes a mile. Geoff takes great pride in the lawns and it has to be said that they are very much improved under his expert care. For myself, I have never had a passion for grass ‒ nice to look at but hey! I like to think that, like Jack Sprat and his wife, Geoff and I complement one another in the garden; his strengths are my weaknesses and team work is what it’s all about.
The new bed at the back of the heather garden is coming along nicely, but again there is a constant battle with herb Robert and the dreaded Alchemilla Mollis. Bluebells are waiting in the wings and will be gracing us with their beautiful fragrance next month, but before that I must not forget to thank the primroses and cowslips which have seeded and are doing really well, so perfect in this garden.
I must say thank you to Chris Taylor for taking these lovely pictures for us, and I hope that you have enjoyed April in the Parsonage garden.
From: Bronte Parsonage April eNewsletter
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