Getting ready for April.

Golly, you have been working hard but I always think gardening is satisfying because you can always see where you’ve been, necessary to stop though when daughters & dogs arrive. Your plants seem much farther along than mine, no sign yet of A blanda, or Hyacinths :-(

You have really been tidying up your garden and have made a wonderful job of it. We too have lost Clematis Rebecca - it was a lovely deep red shade too. We are not very successful with clematis though. It is so nice to see new growth appearing. Your pond really is crystal clear.

I am so glad you mentioned soil under your nails. I always think about you when I get it under mine. So sad having to pull out the Archangel - its pretty but it does spread so if you leave it. Are you having the reception at home? You've made a good start on the front garden anyway. I am very jealous of your clump of Cyclamen. I lost mine when we had to cut down a tree that got canker some years ago and i rather lost heart and haven't tried to replace them.Daft really.Keep calm and carry on and don't forget to take a break. Good luck anyway.

Wow Seaburn. you have been busy! I can't believe how many hours you have worked!
Great to see all the cyclamon too.
It is going to look so good for the wedding.
I agree with Wildrose, your pond is so clear.

You have been hard at it Seaburn and made a lot of progress, we can all see where you've been, you deserved playtime with the grandpup, I was thinking about you and how quickly the time is passing, now counting weeks until the wedding instead of months, don't overwork in the garden, don't want aches and pains at this late stage and you should have worn your gloves, m'dear, I can remember you saying before your other daughters wedding that you were trying to keep your nails nice, LOL.....

Your Cyclamen is gorgeous. Its been a lovely sunny day today for a change here, lets hope the weather stays settled for you to get out and continue your labours before your daughters wedding.

Thanks for the lovely comments and words of encouragement.

Victoria is getting married from home but her wedding venue is The Beverley Barn so shouldn't have too many people coming around the house. But there will be photos as she leaves Stera, and she is hoping the cherry tree on the street corner will still be in flower.

I hope to get all the gardening done by the middle/late March then I'll have 6 weeks to get my nails sorted! Lincs.
They are usually pretty tough and I can always varnish them if they don't quite come up to snuff.

Did a little bit [2hrs] on the rockery today, mainly cutting back the I. siberica near the pond. I can see the little beauty tulips coming up now. We had a sharp frost this morning too.

You've been a whizz in the garden, Eileen! Very productive indeed 👌
Looks really tidy and smart too. Looks a very pretty iris you've uncovered there. Everything is going to look very springlike and pretty for the wedding.
Lovely pic at the end, just shows how perfectly clear the water is...