Here comes the spring!

2012's first crocuses, shot by the multi-talented Anna!

More signs of spring

If you're visiting the meadow, don't get stuck admiring the profusion of daffodils by the path. Thanks to our spectacular mammoth bulb planting effort in autumn, there's plenty more to see if you head a bit deeper too. Like crocuses...

And bluebells! (OK, maybe these aren't worth the walk just yet. But they're just getting started!)

Bloomin' lovely

Spring is here. Hooray!

Our first flowers of the year!

This just in: our crocuses are flowering! These beautiful purple blooms opened up over the weekend, and there are new shoots coming up all over the meadow too. Watch this space for more pics soon...

Mabley Green's bulb-planting machines

Our volunteering day on Saturday was AMAZING, thanks to the incredible efforts of everyone who came down. Aside from the epic weeding session at the start of the day, the really big achievement was our incredible bulb-planting marathon.

In total, we planted an astonishing 1600 bulbs across the meadow (details of what we planted, and where, will be on here soon). We planted lots of different varieties, so they earliest bloomers should start to show up in February. Then the flowery baton will be picked up by the next set of bulbs, until the meadow flowers take over in June. So if we get lucky with the weather, we'll have blooms all the way from February to October!