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Spring in the landscape and the garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the spring is here… After all the rain we had this winter, there’s finally some sunshine to dry the ground!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I love all the seasons, each having a unique appeal and character, spring brings a welcome relief from the cold and darkness of winter…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s new growth everywhere and fresh green dominates the landscape, occasionally sprinkled with white blossom of native hedgerows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from blossoming trees and shrubs, one of my favourite spring treats are fields covered in cowslips…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planting a native flowering hedge<\/a>, some fruit trees and a woodland<\/a> border is a great way of incorporating spring blossom into your garden in a subtle and organic way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have Amelanchiers, Magnolias or plum trees in your garden, you’re probably enjoying their spectacular blossom right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturalizing spring bulbs in a lawn or areas of longer grass<\/a> is another great way of providing interest and much needed food source to early pollinators this time of the year…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course daffodils and other spring flowering bulbs are always a treat, and hopeful your garden, like mine, is full of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top plants for spring interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned above, bulbs should not be the only source of spring blossom in a garden, whatever the size…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would suggest incorporating spring interest into every layer of your garden, from trees to groundcover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are some of my favourites for each of the main layers of a mixed border: <\/p>\n\n\n\n