Coincidentally

Any hope that the snow might have thwarted slug and snail populations this year was premature as there now appear to be an unusually high number of very small slugs around. On the plus side, there are also a lot of tadpoles. Coincidence?

Green time

Greens - whites and purples - in abundance now, thanks to regular net inspection: The snow weighed down some of the protective nets, allowing pigeons to peck at the exposed growth.

Anemone apennina

               Anemones enjoying their brief moments in the sun.

Some like it hot

Battling to keep chillies and tomatoes happy when it's been so cold.

Cloche nosh

Protected from the cold, slugs and birds with bottle cloches throughout the winter, half a dozen lettuce plants have survived and are putting on growth as it slowly warms and brightens up.

Waiting in the wings

Future frog

         More than the usual amount of frogspawn around this year.

Coccinella 7-punctata

Foxy Action

A series of stills of a scavenging fox, captured by motion sensor at the allotment as the snow begins to thaw.

Stabbed

  Then the snow and ice turned up, stabbing gardeners everywhere.

Pilewort

Celendine, aka Pilewort, the roots of which were once used in the treatment of haemarrhoids.

Peppery pong

        Lovely peppery sweet smell from the blooming wallflowers.

Daffs Up

          The first daffs are up and it's starting to feel like spring.

Souped up

Unearthed a few potatoes and a beetroot from last season to accompany some leeks and celery in a soup.

Parklife

                             The crocuses are out in the park.