In bloom in the late winter/spring garden 2022

[Ladygardener]

Jenny took these pics at my house yesterday when she was up. Lovely to see the spring bulbs and primroses all coming into bloom.
Primrose "Wanda" and Iris "George" I think.

[Jasmine]

Lovely little splashes of colour Ladygardener!

[maggy]

Aren't they sweet just shows nature doesn't really need us there to perform.

[maggy]

Not much looking healthy I think I need to do a lot of deadheading my diamond wedding rose is starting to sprout , I hope it doesn’t get nipped in the bud with snow.

[maggy]

A few that didn’t copy first time












Couldn’t resist showing the blue sky

[Ladygardener]

maggy, you have loads of colour there, love those little Viola and the colour of the Wallflowers. Great to see a bit of blue sky. I've noticed a lot of new growth on our Roses here as well, we've not even pruned them all yet, must get a move on.

[Tig]

It shows your rose must have settled into the pot maggy, even if it does get frosted it should regrow again.

It is a lovely time of year to be finding things in flower.

[maggy]

Your flowers are lovely Tig, and a crocus first I've seen this year .

[Tig]

Lots of the crocus have flowered before the first snowdrops opened maggy!

[Jasmine]

Lovely pics maggy and Tig. Those crocus are early!

Not in bloom, eating things in fact, 4 lady pheasants (one is behind one of the bird feeders)!

[maggy]

That’s lovely Jasmine, are you doing the big bird watch ? Every Thursday the farmers near us are out shooting those lovely birds.

[Jasmine]

No, I probably won't maggy, that is sad about the pheasants. Ours don't stay long but they are coming by nearly every day at the minute.

[Ladygardener]

Interesting that the pheasants are popping in Jasmine.

Super selection of spring flowers Tig. The pollinators will be delighted as well.

[Tig]

[Ladygardener]

How lovely Tig, does your Chimonanthus smell lovely? I've never smelled it and the one I bought a few years back died.

[Tig]

Even with my blocked sinus I can smell it LG, although it isn't that easy to sniff as it is part way along the front fence mid border. When the sun is on it the fragrance seems stronger, wafts back towards the path & kind of reminds of hyacinths but not as sickly strong if you know what I mean.

[Ladygardener]

Yes I know what you mean Tig. Smell is funny with me, I think it has something to do with the treatments I'm on, even some of the stronger honeysuckles I can no longer smell and none at all of the hamamelis at all.

[Ladygardener]

These mean so much to me as they were sown from seed Ruth got from her own plants and gave to us when they made a quick journey over in 2020. They have done so well and we have little clumps all over the garden.

[maggy]

That's lovely Ladygardener,

[Ladygardener]

Thank you maggy, sorry all the photos are so big, I just copied them and that's how they turned out. I especially love my little cowslips.

[maggy]

I only saw the 1 of your hellebore Ladygardener, but now I see them all, yes those cowslips are lovely mine aren't out yet, is that Amaryllis one you kept over its beautiful ? you have lots out , I really must get some different hellebore from the plain ones Ive got . everything looks lovely.

[Ladygardener]

Thank you maggy, that one is a new one but this is one of the old ones blooming again. There's a part of the journey that we travel going into town here and there are loads of cowslips and even some orchids growing but there's no sign of them blooming there yet. Maybe mine in the garden are a bit early.

This one is Queen of the night, Jenny bought it for me back in 2020.

[Jasmine]

Love all the pics!

[Barbara]

The sun is very bright in the front garden so I'm not sure how well these pictures show up.

[Barbara]

Some not very well at all.

[Jasmine]

The wallflowers won't be long Barbara!

[Barbara]

I can't wait Jasmine, the scent always cheer me up, and the bees seem to like them too, the crocus had lots of visitors yesterday.

[Barbara]

[Ladygardener]

Primula are really coming into their own Barbara, lovely and bright.

[Barbara]

Very windswept but lovely pot of tulips, they are the first every year.