Spring gardening?

Spring is such a great time of year - especially when the weather is as glorious as it was until a few days ago. The daffodils in parks, pots and gardens were in overdrive, the tulips were starting to flower and the summer roses looked like they would be blooming soon.

At Chez Barron there is much to be done: new metal arches blocking the driveway that need to be pushed into the ground in the back garden, a plant stand yet-to-be-assembled on the terrace, a zillion seeds from broad beans to zinnnias to be sown. 

Oh and the seven-foot hazel poles, on order for the sweet peas, are arriving any day now. Dahlia tubers buried in compost are producing leafy shoots in the greenhouse, castor oil seeds bought over from Crete are sprouting and the chitted potatoes are more than ready for planting. The big question is, can I keep up with the plants???