Spring has definitely sprung ....

After the hibernation of my garden the first sign of Spring were these fritillary popping up in the border. 

It continues to amaze me when there actually grows something out of the bulbs I've planted months ago .... 

But also all the wildlife which makes a frequenter appearance, like this wren who is sunbathing after a bath in the pond .... 

The grape hyacinths in the flower box in front of my living room window were a nice surprise, it's such a relieve there's also a bright sight at being forgetful sometimes ....

A serious fight was preceded but in the end this blue tit has taken up residence of the nest box ....

And love is definitely in the air as this is his lady friend. They really seem inseparable and even feed each other, they're so much fun to watch ....

Now I'm used to get lots of different bird species in my garden but I couldn't believe my eyes when these two showed up on a Saturday morning ....

Another nice surprise on my drive to work, the storks who are back on their nest
just like last year ....

During a walk in the woods with a good friend I was astonished at all the green ........

On our way we also visited the Goat Farm where not only we saw a lot of little goats but also this hanging basket with a very special resident ....

Not only a lot of new green in the woods but also in my garden, gorgeous signs of Spring ....

And not before long now these ones can hide in my maple tree ....

"Pretty in pink" at the end of my street ....

After living here for fifteen years I finally planted the fruit trees who were on my wish list for so long. So now I've got lovely blossom as my garden fence  ....

With the large selection of flowers this season it's so easy to create a spring scene at home, even in my kitchen with my favourite spring flower ranunculus ....

A real bonus to the longer and warmer days is the evening chorus of the blackbird .... 

I've been very busy sowing all kind of seeds and last week all my seedlings went from the attic to my greenhouse in a new larger pot ....

Still so very happy with my little green house. As you can read here the assembly of it was quite a task but so worthwhile ....

How fab it would be when these really turn into the gorgeous hollyhocks as the front of the seed packet does promise ....

But for now I'm enjoying the wisteria on our back patio, if only you could smell the scent ....

My mums peony with so many of these promising buds ....

In an attempt to capture the fairytale atmosphere of the English bluebell woods just a little bit at home, I planted some Spanish bluebell bulbs and were so pleased when they actually popped up.
Although I think they're very pretty and would love to have them spread around my garden, it's not exactly the same one I admired during our holiday two years ago.
Not being able to find this particular one in a garden center at home gives me the perfect excuse to pay a visit to a local garden center during our upcoming visit to England, I'm not complaining!
But for now I'm very happy with these ....

So my next bunch of flowers will not only consist of cow parsley but just like this beautiful illustration in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady with some bluebell too ....

We've had wonderful weather this past week and hope it will stay with us for at least the (long) weekend!
Hope you'll have a wonderful one too.


Anita
~xo~