Seasonal Notes - March 2026
I’m sorry to say that the dreadful wet weather and high winds continued into March with only the occasional burst of sunshine (usually when I was elsewhere!). That said, I was pleased at least to make a start on a slightly more creative project than simply clearing leaves, namely to improve a woodland border by the side of the main lawn which had got all weedy and unattractive. I went to B&Q on a rare sunny day and enthusiastically bought some well-priced and pretty hellebores of various varieties, together with some blue wood anemones and a white periwinkle. It’s not the easiest border to cultivate because there are lots of old tree roots there from a large conifer we cut down years ago - and there is always inevitably an impenetrable root just where you want to place your plant. So it requires patience and adaptation to plant up but I was happy with the result in the end. There is a young white lilac tree in the centre which I sourced at a local plant fair a few years ago and fro...
