Hello again! Have you had a good week? I do hope so. I am at that point of dissonance: the mismatch between the spangle of spring flowers scattering heart-lifting flecks of colour across banks and borders everywhere you look, and the frankly bleak weather of very early spring. Rumour has it there will be snow again this week. I have early seedlings to look after, and I need warmth and light: but both are, for now at least, in short supply.

A big welcome to everyone who’s joined the Greenery community this week, and particularly to those of you who have upgraded to a paid subscription: I am hugely grateful to every one of you as it means I’m able to put aside time to make Greenery happen.