in the garden currently is dominated by pink. From deepest maroon to softest pink, along with swathes of white and splashes of yellow. 
Hellebores - Helleborus produce their pretty, nodding blooms in winter and early spring through to April, which makes them a valuable asset to any garden. Braving the chill, they are hardy, compact, low maintenance, and their flowers provide valuable nectar for early pollinators. What’s more, most are happy in partial shade, where their evergreen leaves provide interest all year round.
They make great cut flowers, and an interesting way to show them off, is to snip off the flower heads and float them in a shallow bowl of water.
When first planning the garden one of our aims was to make a tapestry of colour using various heathers. The idea appeared to be a non starter due to our alkaline limestone ground - heathers thrive on acidic soil. However, following some research we discovered that heathers prefixed Erica x darleyensis, and not Erica x carnea would be alright. Fortunately there are plenty of colours within the "darleyensis" range, and they too are currently in flower with a variety of colours not unlike those of the Helebores.
Hundreds of Snowdrops continue to drift all over the garden, but sadly these little harbingers of Spring will soon be bidding us farewell until next year.
“She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
"Winter is dead.”
― When We Were Very Young
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
"Winter is dead.”
― When We Were Very Young
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