The symphytum, tulip and skimmia were all in the garden when I arrived, but I moved the skimmia – from a pot, I think.

The fritillaries have done much better in a pot than in a border at the back. This is the third year they’ve flowered in the same pot without any attention.

It was a wrench to cut back the epimedium leaves because they were gorgeous, but it does show off the flowers nicely.

The bellis was surplus from Dyffryn. Dame Edna would be proud.

5 Apr: the clematis is still going strong. It’s been flowering for about a month. I’m looking forward to it covering more of the rather ugly fence.