Thinking of Spring

Last weekend I decided to cheer up the front door step and plant up the pots for spring.

My nephew gave me the pot on the right at the front as a thank you for making his curtains in September.  He also gave me some spring bulbs,  this last weekend I wanted to get it planted up.  I split the bulbs between the two smaller pots at the front and then topped them off with pansies and primulas.

The large pots at the back have some Balm of Gilead in and I wanted to keep that because it has a wonderful smell as you arrive at the door.  I just added  pansies and primulas to these pots, after cleaning out the summer bedding that was looking very sad. Because there are already bulbs in them from last year.

The weather has turned colder and the central heating has gone on, but there are still flowers in the garden trying their best to cheer the dull autumn days.

The greenhouse has been tidied up too and it is looking ready for the long cold winter ahead.  I plan on putting some bubble wrap around the inside of the glass just in case it gets too cold this year.