The A..B..C.. of my garden

A is for my Angelica sprouting up with bright green shoots,

B is for bumblebees - the big fat juicy bumbly type that bomb around the garden,

 the butterflies beginning to awake

and the birds who are busy building nests,

C is for the cats that keep me company,

and the crocus that make me smile.

 D for the Dicentra quietly nodding in the garden 

and the dandelions popping up,

 E is for the lime green euphorbia brightening up the darker corners.

F is for the frogs filling the pond with spawn and the air with welcome croaking

and the forget-me-nots that fill the flower beds.

G is for the little Grape Hyacinths that proudly stand

H is for the Helebores with their nodding heads,

I is for me,  working in the greenhouse with my apprentice,

J is for the Jacob's Ladder beginning to grow,

and K is for the kettle, which makes the brew we drink in the garden.

L is for the ladybird basking in the sun,

M is for Moss, who else could it be?

N is for the nettles I weed out regularly,

O is for the Ophiopogon planescapus Nigrasans 

(my favouritist ever plant name in the world!!!)

P is for the primula that shine when the sun seems dull.

Q is for the soil waiting quietly for the sun to warm

R is for the rhubarb I moved and for the stalks I harvested,

and the pudding we ate,

S is for the stack of snails and Snake's Head Fritillary 

T is for trays of seeds,  promising seedlings

who triumphantly grow

U is for the umbellifers the hoverflies love

V is the vegetable seedlings growing with vigour

w for waterbutts and my weed bucket, both usually full

X is the shape my secateurs make when they lie on the floor

y is for the yew at the bottom of the garden,

Z is for that lovely feeling of Zen

#staysafe #stayhome #gardening #gardens #abc

Disclaimer - not all photos were taken this spring but 90% were!

Two photos (O and Y - not mine, as I forgot to take my own photos!)