April's poem

The sunlight is increasing all the time

And April rain besprinkles after cold

The evidence is of a change of time

The gardeners returning to the fold;

The cabin's taking more than it can hold!

The Spring is very late - even the weeds

Reduced to just competing with the seeds.

Keith Pettitt

Snake's head fritillaries

Spring is truly here at The Garden Gate and in our woodland I spotted these snake's head fritillaries with our willow fox in the back ground.

 Well what do you know, it's that time of year again... 

It's National Beanpole Week. We have our own Hazel Bean Poles and Pea Sticks all grown and cut here at the Garden Gate. Everything you could possibly want for all your Legume needs this year.

Finally our large polytunnel has been re-covered and so we can start sowing, growing, pricking-out and potting-on.

Before

During

After

We've even started doing some gardening now that Spring has finally Sprung (we hope).

Spuds going in first.