Creature of habbit

Evening all,
Like most gardeners im one of those that walk around the garden first thing in the morning "coffee in hand" looking to see whats coming along,
Well after this last weeks really cold spell im pleased to say the gardens coming back to life, ive even seen a bee? Yes a bee, i was singing to myself and then i saw this "Bee" he was humming along (well thats why bee's humm "they forgot the words


But to see the new life in the garden all showing those little signs we all love to see like the ribes showing little red shoots, the miniture daffs slowly opening out,
and if like me you moved the odd tree to a new place in the garden? "keep an eye on it to see the first sign to say its alive and its taken.
Even the grass is starting to wake-up, yes we're near to spring and tobe honest the sooner it gets here the better.

 

i wouldnt have the cheek to call myself a gardener at this stage tbh but i do have to go out to check on the chickens some days ( my gf does it too, depends who is home first) but as i havent actually planted anything yet, i dont get to see new shoots!

the sunflowers in the propogator have sprouted tho, my first gyo attempt so far.

also my strawberry hanging baskets are planted but after 2-3 days i wouldnt have expected to see much difference lol

 

Firstly "A BIG WELCOME" and i hope you enjoy the forum,
Plenty going on from not only gardening subjects but also what to eat , how to cook it, and if it was enjoyed or not, So have a look around the forum and im sure you'll be able to join in.
The sun flower sounds nice and maybe a good idea to keep the camera handy!
who knows you may have the largest one (Sun flower) i mean.
Here in this part of france we have field after field of the sunflowers and they really do look fantastic until the end of the summer and then they look so sad as they're about tobe cut by the huge machines and taken away for their seeds.

Talking about hanging baskets, Im about to sow my tomatoe's hanging cullender "As used in the kitchen type drainage item" I sow the small cherry toms in this cullender
and it hangs just outside the kitchen door (very handy place to have it).

 

My garden's had a 'funny old winter'. Yes, there is the usual crop of weeds beginning to pop up everywhere, but things like the penstemons, salvia microphylla and flax that usually die back have remained green all year, with even a few hardy flowers appearing from time to time, and I've been able to pick fresh herbs, including parsley, throughout the winter (even if, on occasions, it came 'ready frozen'!). I've seen several bees - huge great things and, if I'd had the time (like my retired neighbour), I too could have been lawn-mowing pretty much non-stop. I've managed to pick a couple of bunches of mini daffs to bring Spring into the house and, almost overnight, my neighbour's blackthorn fulfilled it's 'first blossom, last fruit' folklore prophecy and is covered in blossom - promising us plenty of sloe gin later in the year.