Category: Cheering up Mondays

The simple beauty of the common primrose to start the week. These are beginning to open all over the garden. . . .

Who else is looking forward to the tulip season? Here’s T. ‘Sunlover’ for a bright start to the week.

Is there anything more cheerful than the delicate crocus braving winter weather. These have suddenly appeared in a tub – . . .

Iris unguicularis – just the thing for a January Monday. These flowers may look delicate but they seem oblivious to . . .

A beautiful blue flower for what’s known as ‘Blue Monday’. Meconopsis always makes me smile. For a weekly dose of . . .

There’s nothing quite like a sweet pea to lift the spirits. I’ve been sowing mine this week, ready for a . . .

The final Cheering up Mondays picture for 2018 and the snowdrops are bringing a taste of spring to my garden. . . .

The rather aptly named Helleborus niger ‘Christmas Carol’ for Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas, everyone. This is also Day 24 of . . .

A little sunshine for a Monday morning with Dahlia ‘Bishop of York’, spotted at Aston Pottery in Oxfordshire. This is . . .