In my shopping spree last week I bought a couple of little ‘alpine’ plants. One of them I already had on the east path of the Magic Garden, Pritzelago alpina ‘icecube’. It has tiny little white flowers which have a light fragrance to them and small pinnate leaves, a dark green oval.

I wa pleased to hear and see my robins and the family of long tits enjoying the suet balls. Ben was tucked up indoors so they were having a feast.

The other white flowered ‘alpine’ I bought is a Saxifraga alpino ‘Early White’. Saxifrages are supposed to symbolise devotion, affection and passion which seems a lot to expect of a wee mound forming plant!