My mother wanted to see the spring flowers at Saltram so although it was a cold afternoon on Monday we took her to see what flowers were out. The snowdrops were out around the trees and down the avenue of trees. There was an occasional daffodil in flower, but many more to come out. The aconites and cyclamen at the top of the gardens did not seem to be as impressive as last year. There were quite a few camelias out and one or two rhododendrons showing colour. At the back of the Orangery there was a bed of flowers I had not seen before. There was a mass of snowdrops some way into the bed in an inaccessible place and it seemed as if new spring flowers had been planted at the front. There were snowdrops, aconites, and early daffodils and primroses. If these all spread they will make a lovely display in the coming years.
The following day it was slightly warmer, so we decided to take a short trip to Mount Edgecombe to see if the camelias were at their best there. We were not disappointed, many were in flower, although some have still to come. It was lovely to see all the different varieties and colours.
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