Spring is so exciting! Every where I look green shoots are pushing their way through the soil and it feels like winter is not long for ending. Mustn't get too excited though because there can always be a late surprise in Scotland. These are Delphinium shoots and to the left is Fennel which Dad brought up in a plastic bag last time they visited having pulled from the garden. I like having a bit of Devon here.

 Here are bluebells coming up round the side of the wimpy Acer. I have always been desperate to have bluebells in my garden because they remind me of spring in the North Devon woods and wandering over stony ground with weak spring sunshine filtering through the trees and carpets of bluebells proclaiming: "We are here!" So far I have been largely unsuccessful but this might be the year!

 Here is my Compassion rose starting to put out delicate leaves and reddish shoots. I'm keeping a beady eye out for the blasted black spot fungus which weakened it so much last year. Maybe a better summer for roses this year?

And here you can see the sweet peas are doing well in their steamy womb. Today I potted lots more out and they are currently thriving. I was trying to explain to someone yesterday about hardening off, but that swiftly became crazy innuendo. Amos is not impressed that his bed is being taken over by plants.