Meadow still keeping me waiting

View from the bottom of meadow

Flowers waiting to bloom

The weather still continues to be cold and the meadow is still growing slowly a good 2 weeks later than this date last year. We are situated on top of  a hill and quite

 exposed . This makes  the garden and meadow later flowering than more sheltered parts of the island. 

Lots of flowers in bud just waiting for some warm sunny weather. Tonight we have have gale force winds and torrential rain

This miniature Braeburn Apple  is living in a large tub for the summer but will be planted in the meadow in the Autumn

Although these Buttercups are an absolute  nuisance in the garden,  I still can't help loving their beautiful shining cups.
 In the meadow they can grow to their  hearts content  

Sow Thistle is a good plant for bees and insects. 
Supposedly was used in the past for controlling fevers and high blood pressure. In the kitchen  added to stews as a pot herb ,although I've not tried this one myself. 

 Just when I was thinking not much colour in the meadow yet I found this little Viola peeping at me through the grass.

I love Welsh Poppies usually they are a beautiful sharp clean yellow but all mine are orange.I must try and get some seed for the yellow one.

This is the first of the White Campions that I added last Autumn .These are very short but I will add better photos of them later