March 1st to March 7th
Well, we hoped it wouldn’t be needed, but spring ’21 is on the way and lockdown is still a part of our lives!
Over the coming weeks, I hope you will enjoy sharing your garden pictures with fellow WYHPS members (and anyone else who wants to see them) until the day comes when we can visit each other’s gardens again.
Weather: Cold and dry
The Lockdown Gallery’s first contributor of the season is Amanda Fincham, who reminds us that snow was not so long ago!
Sue Gray steps up next
Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ – I wish I could send the scent on a glorious sunny day 
Hepatica nobilis – you might consider the flowers as rather insignificant & sparse, but as it is only about the 2nd time it has flowered in almost 15 years, I will take it, thank you! 
Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis ‘Tricolor’ 
Crocus tommasinianus 
Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ 
Helleborus orientalis – largely self sown seedlings 
Leucojum vernum – yellow marked variety
I’m delighted to welcome Ruth Baumberg to the ’21 Gallery. She brings some fine Hellebores – and the ultimate ‘Drop of Desire…a dimpled beauty!
There’s not much to see in the Hackett garden this week, but I’ve found a few early blooms
Ypsilandra thibetica – This is tiny, but so much tougher than it looks. It makes it back every year 
Sterile primula – I don’t know the name of this primula, but since it’s sterile it flowers for many weeks. The regular primroses don’t last anything like as long, but they are the ones that feed the bees 
Narcissus ‘Tête-à-tête’ – a tiny, reliable favourite 
Iris ‘Frozen Planet’ (Reticulata). Lynne hates the name of this Iris, but loves its cool looks 
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii – handsome geometric patterns, and that lovely acid lime colour
Maggie Sugden offers a strange looking snowdrop
Some interesting, new-to-me Spring plants. Thanks for sharing.