In the garden - April

It's been a bit of a monotonous month weather-wise across the whole country with all this rain we've been having. But that didn't stop the plants getting on with providnig a good show.

To start we have surprise blooms from the recently planted Falstaff apple tree. As it's so young and only been in the garden for around a month, we've decided that any apples that start growing will be taken off apart from manybe one or two - just to we can get a taste of them! The energy is much better used for sending out branches this year.

Here's one to look forward to next month. It's the Ranunculus that sits in our half barrel and keeps the fish company. Looking forward to it's yellow globe flowers that will bloom for a good long time.

This Toadflax sp. has been the most successful plant we've had in the garden. So successful that I've had to put it in its place from time to time by tearing up handfuls of the stuff so our raised bed doesn't become a monoculture!

This Ajuga was given to us by Lucy's Mum and has been another success for us. It took a while to settle down, but it's coming on strong this year and I hope we'll be able to divide it and help it colonise the back garden.

And now for the grand finale. Last month I showed you the flower buds of our Victoria plum tree and after we came back from visiting family in early April it was in full flow! I took a couple of snaps early April, and I'm glad I did looking back at all this rain. There is now no blossom left on the Victoria at all :( Well that's your lot for April. I'm really looking forward to May and the blessings it will bring. How's your garden coming along? Feel free to leave a link to your monthly garden update - I'd love to have a look.