the seasons & the gardener

African marigold anemone autumn beans beautiful bees birds blackbirds bloom blossoms Blue Tit buddleia buds catalogue China Christmas rose chrysanthemums climate colour crocuses cuckoo currants daffodils dahlias December delicate delphinium earth England English garden flower borders frost fruit full summer gardener's germinate grass greenhouse grow grown hedge House Sparrow hyacinths insects Iris Iris reticulata July June kill leaves lovely March and April mauve michaelmas daisy mole nests number of plants onions orange Pasque flower peas pergola petunias piece pink potatoes pots and boxes primroses Primula purple ripen rock garden roots Rose hips rows scarlet scent of flowers secateurs seedlings September and October shoots snapdragons soil sometimes soon sow seeds sown spotted flycatcher sweet things tiny tits tobacco plant true alpines tulips vegetable garden Viburnum wallflowers warm weather weeks wild English wind winter winter aconite wonderful worm yellow