SUNSHINE, FROSTS AND RESTING UP

This week's post is going to be very different to last week's post, which had few photos but plenty about all the many things I had been up to in the garden.  This week you're getting plenty of photos but very little about garden jobs, because I've rather over done the weeding and lifting and my back has decided to force me to rest a little.

Thankfully the garden is looking wonderful, if I say so myself, and I've got plenty to show, if little to tell.

Down in the woodland the Narcissus Thalia are hanging their heads as is there wont. (They're at the back).

The garden is looking very tranquil in shades of pale yellow and cream.  In this bed is Tulipa Exotic  Emperor with Narcissus Sailboat also popping up to join the last of the Hellebore flowers.

More Woodland paths lead to Byron's Glade up steps lined with Narcissus Actaea.  

We had some lovely sunshine this week, which meant unfortunately some frosts the next morning.  The Magnolia Soulangeana should be the star of the garden at the moment, but having been encouraged to open beautifully they were turned to brown rags.  So no photos unfortunately.  

I quickly rescued a branch and tried to capture it on paper, which was interesting to do.  It really makes me look at the stem colour, and those little pale marks that dot along them.  Each leaf or flower seems to come with a casing, which is gradually discarded as it opens.  

I couldn't resist including this photo of a primula basking in the afternoon sunshine, just because it's pretty.

My parents popped over yesterday and we had a walk round the garden.  My Mum pointed out that there had been no double daffodils in last weeks daffodil themed Six, so now they have opened up I'm making up for that omission.  

We've reached the end of our Six for this week already.  There's a lovely long Easter weekend ahead for us all to enjoy.  See you next week.

Don't forget all the Six on Saturday posts can be found on Garden Ruminations where Jim collates all our garden ramblings.