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 …

Fabulous Flowers, on Bridge Street, had a magnificent display outside their shop when they prepared to open after the lockdown. Now there is a smaller outside display and the magnificent blooms are inside.

Over the road is Roysse Court, and then a little further along the Market Place.

Sue Stevens had a letter printed in the Abingdon Herald today praising the red, white, and blue flower beds around the Market Place, and Roysse Court, which she says are ‘very apt for VE Day year’.

The square planters elsewhere around the town centre, with the name Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council on the side, were planted later than usual but now have a variety of colours.

The formal beds in the Abbey Gardens are the work of the Vale of White Horse District Council parks department.

Along Stratton Way there are a couple of red and orange beds, and one in between with cooler pastel colours.

Despite the pandemic, the Town Council and VWHDC District Council and contractors have created some fine floral displays. What is different in 2020 is that the Town Council have no hanging baskets round the Market Place or planters along the river.  They do take a lot of water.