The Potting Shed

April 2022

In Need of a New Rhyme

"March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers".  The winds came in February. Most of March was unseasonably mild and without much rain and the Narcissi and the Spring bulbs were out in force.  We start April with very low temperatures and still no rain forecast.  

Whatever the weather brings, it's a magnificent time of year with new life and new growth everywhere in the garden, and a perfect opportunity to enjoy the new Worplesdon Garden Club April Newsletter

Working

Jobs to Do in the Garden this Month

April - Spring is Here!  

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Improve germination success of Parsnips by starting on damp kitchen paper
Watch out for Vine Weevil larvae
Pull early stems of Rhubarb

Relaxing

What's Looking Good in the Garden

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Thinking

This month's wordsearch and the new Cross Pollination puzzle

Wordsearch

Cross Pollination - C

The answers to all the short clues are plant names starting with the same letter, either in their common name or their Latin name, but what’s the name of the plant resulting from the cross-pollination of letters from the other plants in the grid?  The answers are at the bottom of the page. 

Visiting and Seeing

Places to Go and Things to Do

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Remembering

The Old 'Potting Shed' Pages

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Cross Pollination - C: The Answers

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The Cross Pollination plant is the Camellia.  With nearly 200 species in the Camellia genus and over 3000 cultivars, there is certianly a variety that will adorn any garden and brighten the late winter and spring.