It feels like spring at last

Today the sun shone and for the first time this year it felt spring like. The girls enjoyed sitting in the sun and at one point Freckles was dust bathing in a shaft of sunlight. She looked as if it was so blissful that she was dozing as Emerald looked on.

Freckles dozes in a sun filled dust bath

It was so lovely that for the first time this year we felt like visiting the garden centre. The squirrels have had most of our crocus and between the squirrels and the bad weather our bulbs are dismal this year apart from the miniature daffodils which seem to survive anything.

You can often get a bargain at this time of year on bulbs in pots. Because they are past their best they get reduced but it’s a great way to be able to plant while you can see what you are getting and they will be at their best again next spring.

At the first garden centre we bought three large pots of crocus and tulips that were reduced from nine pounds to three so three for the price of one. I felt quite pleased with this.

The second garden centre on our route didn’t have anything I wanted. Then we swung by our local D.I.Y. store and the pots of bulbs were reduced to as little as sixty pence. I was like a kid in a sweet shop and got a whole collection for under six pounds.

Pots of crocus and tulips

Hyacinths, crocus and miniature daffs

My bargain collection

An injection of spring colour in the garden

I bought the three different colours of hyacinths that were there. There was only one colour of crocus but that’s better than nothing and I added one pot of miniature daffs as they were so cheap plus the pot of tulips which I split into two lots.

I planted them all around the garden giving lovely splashes of spring colour. It is so good to feel spring like at last.