Happy March everyone! I hope you are keeping well and enjoying some better weather than we are here in the UK. It’s been a dull, damp start to the month so you’ll see little blue sky in my images from the garden this month. However, even though the temperatures have been chilly, the spring flowers are beginning to bloom and the garden is slowly coming to life.

The Hellebores are taking shape and there are one or two clusters of Erythroniums in the rockery sprouting now.

The first of the tiny brilliant blue Chionodoxa are popping up in the paths and in the nooks and crannies of the stone steps, and I found this clump of Muscari just taking shape when I was clearing some leaves in the flower bed. They remind me of little blue toadstools at this stage, perhaps something a little fairy or pixie might sit on or under 🙂

One of the first shrubs to flower in the garden each year is the Pieris, which always amazes me because it seems so dainty and delicate. Usually I am able to capture these bell-like flower clusters under a glorious blue sky, but sadly not this year.

If you were looking at my blog a few weeks ago, you’ll perhaps remember the photo of a pheasant at the bird feeder. Phil, as he is known, is now a regular in the garden and is becoming less timid. There have also been a lot of young deer visiting as well. At the moment, they only seem to be eating the heather, but no doubt it will only be a question of time before they find tasty new buds to eat.

That wraps up my post for this week. I’ll have an Easter recipe to share with you in a couple of weeks, so until then, enjoy the new season. Thanks for stopping by 🙂