The roadside verge is just entering its next phase as the daffodils start to fade. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The wild daffodils on the verge yesterday morning. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

Snowdrops enjoying some sunshine on the roadside verge. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge #galanthus #snowdrops

The roadside verge with Galanthus nivalis, G.elwesii and G.woronowii plus a few cultivars. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The roadside verge is waking up. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

What a difference a day makes. All the snow had gone this morning. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

A dusting of snow this morning (9.30am), but mostly gone by 1.30pm. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

A bit late this year to clear the excess leaves from the grass verge, but better late than never. All the leaves are composted to make leafmould. A few bulbs are already starting to flower. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

A lovely, sunny start to the day, but ice on the car windscreen this morning, winter is on its way. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The roadside verge with colchicums including Colchicum speciosum ‘Album’ and Cyclamen hederifolium. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The colchicums on the roadside are coming out thick and fast. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The colchicums are coming up rapidly on the roadside verge, they dislike the heavy rain though. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

Colchicums and cyclamen starting to flower on the roadside verge, after all it’s autumn tomorrow. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

One of today’s projects was the annual strim of the roadside verge. I always try to strim before the autumn bulbs appear, but yet again the Cyclamen hederifolium had other ideas. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The roadside verge with Cardamine bulbifera and Erythronium ‘Kondo’ providing the colour. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The roadside verge this morning and early evening. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The snowdrops have now finished on the roadside verge, but daffodils have taken over, other bulbs are starting to flower too. The hellebores are looking good, but a few were badly damaged by the January cold snap (I hope it’s nothing more sinister). #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

Snowdrops, aconites and hellebores on the roadside verge and raised beds. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge #galanthus

The roadside verge is starting to show some colour. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge

The first daffodil of the year, Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ flowering on the verge. #fairviewyearround #fairviewverge