Tag Archives: spring flowers

Getting the Garden Back in Trim

Posted on 18/04/2018 by

  What a lovely time of year this is when the weather is fine! At last, after months of gloom and damp, the past few days have been not just spring like, but summery. It’s forecast to continue for the … Continue reading →

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Seven Signs of Spring in SW France

Posted on 14/04/2013 by

Spring has taken a long time to arrive this year. Everything is coming out very late and the weather – up till this weekend – has generally been cooler than normal. However, we saw incontrovertible signs that spring is here … Continue reading →

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The First Cuckoo

Posted on 19/03/2011 by

One of the harbingers of spring has arrived. The cuckoo has already been heard – if not seen – in this corner of southwest France. This year it has arrived early.

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