Morning all,


The plants are really in the spring mood and I am desperately hoping Joe Public is too. A beautiful weekend for gardening down here and buds is burstin’.

Can’t hang round long today as I need to get this list out there for the orders to flood in.

Last week in a nutshell would have been a record wind generation week if the wind had blown a bit more and we would have had a record week of sales if we had sold more. There that helps a lot.

Going to feel exhausted this afternoon after watching the fun runners finishing the London marathon. A great event but not something I could manage with all my physical ailments! Well done to all those taking part it is a great spectacle to see, a huge surge of humanity.

Availability

Loads of stonking stock at the moment, the plants are later than last year but looking great.

Super range of chunky Aquilegias looking full of life and vigour and starting to throw up flower spikes.

Geranium Samabor is the first Geranium in bud this year and we still have a few left.

Doronicum Little Leo full of life with stocky growth and strong flower buds showing although only a few left.

Pulsatillas are showing their first flowers now.

Polemonium Heaven Scent is a great spring performer. They are SO attractive in this early period and the first flower buds are already there.

The Sedums look so fit at this time it is a wonder they don’t burst out and run about.

Erysimums Bowles Mauve already has plenty of bud and will flower endlessly throughout the summer.

The border bulbs are looking strong, with the Camassia’s and Alliums up and the hardy Gladiolus Byzantinus looking perky. There is even the odd bud showing on some Alliums.

Anemone blanda Blue are showing plenty of bud and flower but not too many left. White has all gone I’m afraid.

Nature stuff

Swallows are back, so must be summer. Three arrived on Monday although one was getting harassment from the pair. Two roosted in the donkey shed and have been feeding over the nursery all week. Just a week or two and the House Martins will come home again, looking forward to their chatter and industrious nest building.

Eco news

The recent breezy weather produced our highest rolling 30 day turbine output so far generating just over 420 units a day.

Even the wood burner got let out, it ran about for a bit then came back in for the cooler evenings

Availability List availability!

If you ever need a fresh list should you mislay this one you can download and print off a copy from our website at;

www.kirtonfarm.co.uk/assets/perennialsherbs.pdf

Have a good week, from all at Kirton Farm Nurseries