I like the thought of Tarragon scenting the sunlit beds. I must grow it again this year. In my garden it isn't hardy so I have to get a pot of it every spring.
Its that time of year when it can still get very cold, like today, and unless one has a seriously sheltered potting shed or greenhouse, gardening options can be limited. it really is extraordinary that in spite of the fact that really there are only 8 proper growing months in England, everyone likes gardening so much. I guess its because from April onwards through till October the garden can be like Eden.
Well I have put the orchids in transparent pots and watered them and fed them and put them in a warm place in sunlight indoors near the front door which is part glass, and they are thriving! They have a lovely scent which greets the person at the door and wafts through as one goes out!
I've gathered all forgetmenot seedlings from various pots and seed trays outside which grew as a result of me scattering forgetmenot seeds in them last autumn, and tomorrow I will plant them out in beds, freeing up the seed trays.
Monty has the same braces as Richard Norton in Grantchester: there must be a common supplier to media men. I do like the people and gardens in Monty's 'big dreams small spaces' this year.
On the subject of clematis I have been reading Christopher Lloyd and he reminds me to 'puddle in' the clematis when I water them. Th clematis man today was great, his planting ethos was the antithesis of growing only 7 varieties of plant.