In mythology, the snowdrop symbolises a promise – to break winter’s spell and bring back spring. While not native to these shores, these hardy flowers have become a familiar indicator of the shifting seasons and a sure sign that warmer weather is on its way.
In the bleak midwinter, Frosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone. The start of the poem by Christina Rosetti certainly describes the weather this week as "the beast from the east two" chilled us to the bone.
This Hellebore was a seedling which we brought over from the cottage in a pot back in 2018. It is the first plant to flower in the garden for 2021.
