It was a nice morning so I was on the plot before nine and had the place to myself, with even most of the birds having a lie in.
I’d planted some crocus last autumn and I was greeted by this golden glow. 
Aren’t they lovely? There’s more to come, and the daffodils won’t be long either!
Plot neighbour Trevor very kindly gave me this magnificent globe artichoke
which I planted near the log pile. It’s a terrific looking plant and grows quite big so he tells me!
I gave the shed a coat of green wood preservative which I think is a better colour than the shade of biscuit that it was. 
The metal trellis will be used to support the Asparagus verticillatus that I’m hoping to grow. This is a hardy climber with feathery foliage and small white flowers followed by small bright red berries. Chiltern Seeds says that it is easily trained for concealing unsightly chain link fences, garden gnomes and the like!
To round off what had been a good few hours just as I was packing up to come home I heard a familiar bird call and turned to see one, two, then several more parakeets flying at low level right over the top of me! Wonderful!
Flighty's plot 
amazing pictures – especially the crocuses. You are a hard man to keep track of…you of many blogs!
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Hi flighty
We have got a lovely show of daffs, bought the early flowering Cornish daffs, very hardy, recovered well after the frosts, Have recorded Wild on Scilly as I have been at work, will watch it tomorrow
hope weekend went well
best wishes
joan
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Noreen thanks! I’m well pleased with them.
Not to hard I hope as I do always link where I am, or going! Only this one now, at the moment.
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Joan hello! There are plenty of daffs out on other plots but mine need another week or so I reckon.
The Wild on Scilly programme was excellent and I’m sure that you’ll really enjoy watching it.
Yes thanks this morning made it a good one! Take care.
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What a gorgeous colour those crocuses are!
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Angelfeet I’m really pleased with these as they’re the first flowers from what I’ve planted or sown on the plot.
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Stunning, here’s to more glorious flowers
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Uphilldowndale indeed, and I’ll second that !
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Flighty! I’m loving these fabulous photos! From the sunshiny crocus blooms to the exotic artichoke leaves — just about all parts of an artichoke looks exotic to me with their dramatic arches and spiky shapes. And your shed looks to be the perfect size for the plot – did it come in that colour? I love it!
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Well I have a few yellow, one or two beautiful white ones and a rather eye-catching purpley croci :o) now. They don’t look as glorious as yours though. These pictures are great. It certainly gives me a real good insight into how the garden grows! The green on the shed is lovely too. I see the birder feeder filled up too!
xx
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Nikki I’m glad you like them! I seem to have pointed and clicked properly for once!
The artichoke is a very exotic looking plant.
The shed was biscuit coloured but the green preservative has toned it down so that now it blends in better. I need to do the same with that bright green headboard! xx
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Daffy hello! They look great in the photo but do look a bit lost on the plot as there only a few of them! I like white ones but I’m not sure that I’ve got any, if not I’ll plant some for next year.
Thanks! Hopefully as things grow the photos will show not only individual plants but areas as well.
Yes the shed definitely looks better this colour. Well spotted, I fill both bird feeders when I arrive then I don’t forget! The peanut one is to the right of the seed one just out of the photo. xx
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You’re flowers look gorgeous. You are doing a fab job my dear. It’s very refressing to come to your blog and see all the spring/summer like photo’s. We still have tooooooooo much snow here and I hear that we are expected to get another 10-15 cms today and possibly another 10-15 cms this friday. As you can tell, I am having a bit of a bout of “spring fever”. Thanks again for sharing.
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Wow, those crocuses looks fantastic! We’re going to get some bulbs in on our plot later in the year is adds a lovely splash of colour to things when they appear when you’ve almost forgotten them. 🙂
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Mylozmom thanks! That’s a lot of snow, let’s hope that it all disappears soon and you get a really nice spring there.
You’re welcome. xx
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Paul hello, they do don’t they! I just wish there were lots of them instead of a few scattered here and there. It’s a good idea and I’m certainly going to plant more come the autumn. Cheers!
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I like the crocus photo. They look beautful, really clear and focused.
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EthelRed hello, and thanks for stopping by!
I was surprised that they’re as good as they are. I’m remembering to take my camera, with charged batteries, to the plot every visit now so I should be taking plenty more in the coming months.
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I like the green of the shed very well. And definitely looking forward to more pics. Has the ground dried out any? Ours are squishy from the weekend’s rain. I never did get a chance to plant my seeds – taxes had to come first 😦
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Nikki looking round the site I noticed that the green sheds were much less noticeable and since mine sits right out in the middle…
As I commented to EthelRed my camera goes in my pocket every time I now go to the plot.
It’s not bad at the moment but I’m lucky as my plot is usually workable when some of the others nearby aren’t.
It’s still a bit early for sowing seeds here. Like you I know which I’d rather be doing!
Have a good week. xx
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These are great photos Flighty, I must admit I wasn’t expecting these to jump out at me when I opened up your blog page. I hope we get more of these. I am quite pleased with how my patch is coming along, the weekend weather being pretty good for gardening, I managed to get quite a lot done, including picking some leeks and making a bake, something you could do, when you have that glut! I am so looking forward to seeing the progress on your allotment, I would love one, but I have enough to cope with in my garden, maybe one day? x
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Louise thanks! I must admit that they’re a bit too big but I do have problems with picture sizing. I’ll endeavour to take make sure that there’ll be more like these.
I’m going to sow the vegetables in small quantities over a period of time to hopefully avoid a glut!
I’m looking forward to seeing that as well. It’s become all to apparent that even a small one like mine needs time spent on it every week. Thankfully I’m able to do that. xx
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Me too! I have picture sizing problems. :o)
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Daffy I’m sure that we’re not the only ones! xx
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It wonderful to see the spring pictures. We are still entrenched in winter here. The pictures make me want to walk outside into the garden.
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Goldenferi hello and thanks! With mild weather and plenty of sunshine here there are lots of spring flowers appearing, and also trees in blossom.
I tend to forget that others elsewhere in the world are still in the grip of winter with ice and snow!
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Hi flighty
Did you feel natures force last night! we did here in the midlands, woke me up, Rob was downstairs thought a train was passing through! It did not feel as strong as the 1, 5 years back in Dudley, as of course we were nearer to that one. I noticed a book from the Book people ‘Allotment keepers handbook’ our friends have just started on there allotment, waited 2 years for one, they are really enjoying it, I will keep you posted on their progress.
best wishes
joan
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Joan hello! I didn’t but others here did apparently. I’ve been abroad and experienced such happenings which was slightly un-nerving.
I wish your friends well with their allotmenteering, which I’m not surprised they’re enjoying. I look forward to hearing how they get on.
Take care.
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It’s not too early for crocuses, is it? But it is certainly too early for my sneezy sniffles this week, so I wonder what else is out too early to cause that!?
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Liv not really considering the relatively mild winter we’ve had.
You’re not the only one with sneezy sniffles! There’s plenty of tree blossom to be seen so perhaps it’s that. xx
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