Spring Starting to Spring

Well the weather has arrived the bbqs are out and the sun has it's hat of hurray! And the signs of spring are everywhere. I spent yesterday at my local park because I heard the local wildlife had come out for spring and were getting busy in the pond. The rumors were correct, a corner of the pond sheltered by reeds was full of frogs and their spawn. Wow they had been busy froggies. I plan to add a pond to my garden, I don't expect masses of frogs visiting and having their young but any water source is valuable to all wildlife especially in the height of summer, I won't add fish to the pond as every Tom, Dick and Harry on this street owns a cat. Also fish need to be kept safe from ice in winter.

As well as the frogs the crocus beds were stunning. I plan of buy some crocus bulbs that flower in autumn, they are a different breed which produce saffron, a spice worth more than it's weight in gold.  http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/Flower+Bulbs/All+Bulbs/Saffron+Crocus+Bulbs_MH2993.htm#230169. They're also great for bees and being late flowering they keep bees going through autumn.

My pots of joy and window boxes are looking good too. Mini daffs are out and looking fab just waiting on most of the big ones now, yes Spring is in the air.

PS The seedlings are starting to emerge and we have mushrooms on the way, more updates soon, in the meantime here's a dove that lives on the bowling green and eats at our bird cafe.