I began my journal entries for April with thoughts about the weather as usual, as it has dominated this year so far. I wrote, “April should be the month of showers – ‘April Showers’ – but this year we have been subjected to “April Storms”. Storm Kathleen brought heavy rain and strong winds. Nevertheless low growing plants are flowering well.”
Below these words I shared photos of a small selection of these low growing plants.
On the opposite page I looked at some of the gardening jobs we managed to get successfully done. I wrote, “Any tasks that need doing this month are delayed by regular heavy storms. On each dry day, of which there were so few, are used to catch up.”
Turn over to the next double page spread and on the left hand page I looked at flowering bulbs in flower during April. I wrote, “Our flowering bulbs have been so good this year but we they have been confused by their flowering times. At the beginning of April we had some of all sorts out at the same time, from snowdrops to tulips and bluebells.”
I then shared some photos of their flowers.
On the page opposite the bulb flower photos I featured fruit tree blossom and wrote, “Look down to appreciate the variety of bulbs, but look up and you can enjoy the beauty of fruit tree blossom. Pear, plum, apple, crab apple and quince.”
My final page in my April journal entries is all about tulips and I feature a set of photos of some we put in last autumn. I will return to my Garden Journal 2024 when I look at May.
I wrote, “Back in late August we invested in lots of tulips. In November we planted them and now we are being rewarded richly for our efforts with the best tulip show ever.”
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5 replies on “My Garden Journal April 2024”
As always, absolutely beautiful, informational and food for thought, in my neck of the woods and garden dreams! Thanks!
As always a pleasure – we gardeners enjoy sharing don’t we?
You keep it going – me? Ah – well – I’ve been sidetracked from such things as the joy of gardening and sharing – sigh – (disappointment) BUT! The lilac buds and plum tree blossoms didn’t get nipped by late hard freeze warning, and so, I hope mother nature just trucks on without me, and yet, folks like you and your shares, keep my dreams and hopes alive for “someday! I’ll do that! too! in my back yard!” <3. Thank you for all you do to feed my heart and soul, when life gets rough.
What a soring it was for blossom, fruit and otherwise. Hopefully lots of fruit to come. Curentlu enjoying a few less days of rain.
Everything has been growing away madly for weeks now and we are finding it hard to keep up with it and lots of our gardening friends are saying the same.