The first day of my social distancing.

It all looks great, it's amazing how satisfying just getting out and doing a bit in the garden can be, and you wouldn't have seen the worm for indoors! I found a large pot of little tulips similar to yours in the area where I store plants waiting to go in somewhere and the tubs that have flowered. Lovely splash of red intermingled with common blue Grape Hyacinths - and one self sown foxglove, huge and obviously been there a while! I will have to plant that somewhere when the tulips have finished.
Your Hellebore is stunning and the Skimmia looks so thick and healthy, sometimes they are moody about where they get planted after being molly-coddled in the Garden Centres!

That Hellebore is stunning, so many flowers.

I really enjoy seeing what wildlife on the small scale is in the garden. Saw a couple of red velvet mites too, the most amazing scarlet but gone before I could take a picture. I am always surprised to find large foxgloves in areas where I haven't planted them, guess its due to the fine seed blowing about or being taken on the soles of shoes. But why always at the front edge of a border that means they have to be moved?

The Skimmia was bought from a nursery rather than a garden centre. Several of mine are from seed collected. I have one that is struggling due to Clematis montana 'Elizabeth' swamping it last year. I will have to give it a prune later after it has flowered.

Last yr lots of flowers were snipped off and scattered around the garden. eventually I saw a male squirrel take one up to another squirrel on the fence. That one accepted it then allowed the other to mate with her. So clearly the squirrel enjoyed a bunch of flowers to soften her heart. So I am really pleased that it has been left alone.

Its raining a little here today so I am off to my sewing room.

Weren't you lucky to witness the floral courtship! And that is a very impressive worm - wonder if you have any more like that!
I'm plagued by foxgloves too. They pop up everywhere in the most inappropriate places and I have to confess they sometimes get turfed out.
Love your Erithronium

The border looks much better now, I hope you'll be able to tackle the rest soon.
People walking along the path will have something pleasant to see as they go by :)
Lumbricus terrestris - now that brings back memories of A level days ! :O

You have some lovely plants well done with what you ve accomplished so far.

I will be joining you in the social distancing. I'm glad I have a garden and enjoy working in it. We just require some sunshine and a bit warmer weather.
By the way your garden looks lovely.
Best wishes
Marjorie

Love the worm, I'm a real softie for worms, I actually hear myself say 'Sorry!' to them as I turn them over (carefully) in my pots. Just hope the neighbours don't hear me saying it - ha-ha!

I always take it to mean the compost is good and healthy.

Love the tulips, ours aren't out yet, those ones are really pretty.

And I am so jealous of your squirrel story!!!

I feel bad when I inadvertently cut a worm in 2 but the birds soon come down for an easy meal. There are lots of them so I know my soil is healthy. :o)