Polyanthus Primroses are currently the brightest blooms in the beds around Abingdon town centre.

Poly means ‘many’ and Anthus means ‘bloom’ or ‘flower’. Each plant is crowned with several blooms.

Plugs were planted back in October or November after the summer bedding plants had been removed. Polyanthus provide colour on the dullest of days from early Spring.

Some of the town centre beds have single colour blooms like the one on Stratton Way.

Pansies flowered through the winter in a less showy way on Stratton Way. There are wallflowers that are yet to bloom.

Although Trinity Church is currently closed for worship I did look in to get some pictures of the daffodils for the slideshow on the church website.

Daffodils are to be seen in many other places in Abingdon. They are a sign that Spring is on the way.

Here are daffodils near Abingdon Lock.

Here are some by the River Ock.

Fabulous Flowers have had a colourful display since January as they are making deliveries and offering click and collect.

Mothers Day will be on 14th March.

December has been cool so far and close to freezing.

There are still some flowers in the flower beds of St Ethelwold’s’ House in Abingdon. It was a surprise to see so many…

St Ethelwolds’ House and garden, in East St Helen Street, is a place of sanctuary and quiet, and the wildflower meadow, at the far end, was sown in memory of Mark Wood (1969 – 2013), a passionate lover of nature.

The mill stream, cut by monks of Abingdon Abbey, flows just beyond the wildflower garden and soon rejoins the River Thames. St Ethelwold was the Abbot from 954-963, and reformed Abingdon Abbey as a Benedictine order, before becoming Archbishop of Winchester.

I did see PPJS’s comment on yesterday’s post about celebrating St Ethelwold’s feast day at the start of August and, rather than party, have videoed a few quiet moments at Mark’s Wildflower Meadow …