CM Colllins Horticulture

Love a shrub , this is Osmanthus x burkwoodii , covered in these clusters of white flowers with a cracking fragrance - backed up with solid evergreen foliage . #plants

The balcony is alive with the colour of Tulip

A shrub I’ve always had a big soft spot for as it’s one of the first I learnt - Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus its foliage really pinging in the sunshine - plant of the day

Prunus ‘Asona’ , this is the time for rosaceae trees to shine and the Japanese Cherries are front and centre, this one looking beautiful today #plants

A rare find in the UK but this beautiful tree can be found at Kew Gardens the Marn Elm - Ulmus villosa , native to Kashmere is impressive in the spring sunshine #plants

A day back at St John’s in Clapham , catching up many faces I haven’t seen since last year and seed sowing with the youngsters, my thanks to Anvil Housing Peabody Housing Trust and who came along. I’ll be back soon. #community #gardening

The humble Daisy - small but spectacular, magnificent in unison - enough said. #plants

The mind blowing sight of Rhododendron arboretum in full flow, it’s easy to see why horticulturalists & botanists get obsessed with this incredible genus #plants

I’ve posted this tree many times - Zelkova carpinifolia - because it’s easily one of my favourites - #plants

Bellis & Scilla (Chinodoxa) carpet at Kew #plants #sunshine

Spring bringing out the beauty of garden royalty - one genus that definitely includes that label is the Magnolia , this one ‘ Elizabeth’ looking stunning in the sunshine at Kew Gardens yesterday #plants

Houseplants & new seedlings enjoying the April sunshine #plants

Another top bulb - Fritillaria imperialis , originally from Asia/ Middle East but has also naturalised in Southern Europe. does well here in the UK, likes the sunshine - Plant of the day

Love this little bulb , Leucojum vernum. Great in drifts under deciduous trees - the touches of green on the end of the petals is a show stopper for me #plants

Early salad crops going in at @love_gorsefield in the Polytunnel , some good success with overwintering Salad , Chard and Mustards crops so it felt right to add some fresh drills #edibleplants #organic #GardeningThreads

Balcony breaking into life #balconygardening #GardeningThreads

It is the moment for the humble Crocus to shine 😍 #GarfeningThreads

Iris reticulata in all its finery in the winter garden at Kew on Saturday , beautiful and plant of the day #GardeningThreads

Spring knocking on the door in north London #GardeningFeeds

Still managing to get some of my own gardening work done in between all this busyness , I’m go my Tomatoes, Aubergines, Chillis and Peppers - phase one of my seed sowing spring #heritageseedlibrary #GardeningFeed

Another early start on a rainy Monday morning , this time up to Norfolk for @gardenorganicuk for a session with @_flagshipgroup resident. Sowing demos , hen troughs and propagators being the order of the day #GardeningFeed

Early start Saturday morning with @gardenorganicuk supporting the #greeningcampaign ‘Pillars of Seed’ .

After all these years composting and using it is still one of my favourite jobs, great to see how the worms move in to help with the process. Big thanks to Leon , the Gorsefield chef who’s worked hard on this years black gold. @love_gorsefield #GardeningFeed

Let’s go a bit warmer for a minute . The surreal Cleistocactus , plant of the day #GardeningFeed

It’s good your keeping busy 👍

Corylus avellana in all its winter beauty #GardeningFeed

Hi Mark , I left this open to the elements but some gardeners prefer to cover.

Don’t care mate 🤷‍♂️

I planted one spare Galanthus , which had been missed, into a raised bed and it popped up this week. Although looking a bit lonely it still makes plant of the day. #GardeningThreads

This loamstack, stacked in late spring has really produced some wonderful stuff. Produced by stacking turf upside down and letting nature do its thing, it is full of earthworms and is beautifully crumbly, my little red breasted friend was having a ball #GardeningThreads