Spring is a great time of year for the gardener. Everything is waking up and starting into growth. The colour comes back, in flowers and new leaves. The brightest season of the year emerges from the dullest, sometimes almost overnight.

In Cornwall the big transition is camellias giving way to Magnolias then to Rhododendrons. The lanes are decked out with Primroses, which yield to Bluebells.

Herbaceous Perennials really come into their own in summer but many get under way with extraordinary speed in the spring.

A great many trees and shrubs contribute to the bright spring picture, the Cherry blossom, Crab Apples and Hawthorns; Forsythias, Azaleas, Brooms, Deutzias and Lilacs.

The nursery is crammed full of terrific plants; planting conditions are perfect; what are you waiting for?