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Post by Jasmine on Apr 16, 2014 7:49:24 GMT
What's nice about them, as well as being such a bright and cheery colour is that they are quite short. They survived well in the playground unlike some of the taller tulips which get beheaded by passing footballs!
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Post by Auricula on Apr 16, 2014 8:50:29 GMT
Still no ladybirds in my garden but I have seen some greenfly nibbling the rose leaves.  Here are a few spring flowers from me.  These I grew from seed and overwintered in the ground outside. What a striking colour Ladygardener!  from me! The wallflower is pretty too. Do your Red Riding Hoods come up every year? I planted some in the school garden but if they do come back we will be missing them.
 from me  We've got loads of ladybirds and bees already this year |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 16, 2014 9:47:24 GMT
Thanks very much Auricula. I think all the ladybirds in my area have gone to my neighbours gardens. I did remove one yesterday and bring it down to my garden and found another one inside my T. shirt which flew away.  |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 16, 2014 10:10:54 GMT
I've heard it all now, ladybird smuggling.... naughty Ladygardener   . Love the Calendula, I've got a few self seeded from last year in various places, but I did buy a cheap pack at the GC the other week & have a bit of a scatter to keep the numbers up. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 16, 2014 17:02:44 GMT
 Well I saw one today on the Stock, not sure if it's the same one but I was pleased to see it anyhow. I've some seedlings on the go for this year and usually put some at the allotment too.
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 17, 2014 5:06:25 GMT
What's nice about them, as well as being such a bright and cheery colour is that they are quite short. They survived well in the playground unlike some of the taller tulips which get beheaded by passing footballs! I ment to say, yes they're great for the front of the border. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 18, 2014 13:18:54 GMT
The cherry blossom is out...  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 18, 2014 18:44:09 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 18, 2014 18:47:32 GMT
Thank you Ladygardener I think we may have trouble with the size of that tree in years to come but it is so pretty at this time of the year. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 18, 2014 18:49:11 GMT
Can't you lope some of it off when it has finished at the end of summer Jasmine? or is it too big now. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 18, 2014 18:54:32 GMT
It's ok at the moment Ladygardener but I will be keeping our lovely tree surgeon at the ready! |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 18, 2014 19:39:27 GMT
Jasmine that blossom is just beautiful  I have been very tempted with different blossoms and trees this year, am just praying I'll be able to keep my prunus, lilac tree and magnolia at a manageable size!!
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 18, 2014 19:42:28 GMT
Thank you for the nom theinsidegardener! I know what you mean - there are so many really stunning trees and not enough garden space! We need land! |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 18, 2014 20:32:31 GMT
I agree, we need land... lots & lots of land , beautiful blossom against the blue sky Jasmine, I love the way the buds are dark pink but the flowers are white. |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 18, 2014 21:00:26 GMT
I love that too Jilly, so idyllic. Well after raving about the local council doing a great job in town (and more evidence..)   This just looks like nothing in comparison. I think it might be a wild flower bed and if so it'll be lovely in a few weeks, but at the minute it just looks sad.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 19, 2014 5:53:29 GMT
It's great to see them making a good effort theinsidegardener. They've obviously given it a lot of thought. I think you could be right about the wild flower bed. Hopefully you can get another pic in June or so and let us see how it looks then. Most of ours around here are just cut grass with the odd shrub thrown in.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 19, 2014 7:07:27 GMT
I really like how your roundabouts are named theinsidegardener! How helpful is that! It will be interesting to see that third roundabout in a couple of months time. Thanks for the nom Jilly. The colour change is lovely to watch. Our 2 new crab apples which are supposed to have white blossom and bright pink blossom both have very pale pink buds...that are opening white! Ah well, we obviously weren't meant to have the bright pink one! |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 19, 2014 9:01:25 GMT
Same with our crab apple Jasmine, but it looks good and has a nice perfume |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 19, 2014 10:23:51 GMT
I will have to go and check the smell!
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Post by Jilly on Apr 19, 2014 10:56:50 GMT
It looks like that last roundabout will be wild flowers theinsidegardener, I can't imagine that they'd plant all the others so well & just leave one. The churchyard where my Dad is buried is planted as a wildflower meadow, yesterday it was just covered in Cowslips   |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 19, 2014 11:41:59 GMT
Oh wow, that is so pretty Jilly - it's amazing that they're doing so well amongst the grass - they are obviously tough little things. You are right Auricula - crab apple blossom has a lovely delicate scent!. I should have noticed - they are only tiny little things at the moment! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 19, 2014 13:20:18 GMT
Those cowslips look great against the shade of green the grass is Jilly.  |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 19, 2014 13:41:52 GMT
Very pretty and peaceful looking Jilly |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 19, 2014 15:57:47 GMT
It does look very peaceful there Jilly, do they have a little bench? |
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Post by Jilly on Apr 19, 2014 18:05:23 GMT
Yes they've got several benches theinsidegardener, it's a perfect situation for a wildflower meadow, as there's only a couple of inches of top soil above solid chalk. It's a proper country churchyard, this is the overspill bit, as the churchyard proper is full & it's as you'd imagine a country church yard to be, an old norman church surrounded by lovely old trees, then there's a main road going through, then the bottom yard, which has also got some lovely planting & then this bit further up the hill. Mum just mentioned in passing tonight that next month all the Bee Orchids would be out, like that would be nothing special |
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Post by Tig on Apr 19, 2014 19:41:31 GMT
Wonderful pictures everyone, such cheery sights. I seem to have missed lots on here |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 20, 2014 5:46:22 GMT
Jilly It sounds lovely. Don't think I ever saw bee orchids before jilly, but I googled and they look beautiful.
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 21, 2014 6:11:57 GMT
 These are the last of my Narcissi to open and they've been worth the wait, the smell is wonderful although the flowers themselves are tiny. |
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Post by theinsidegardener on Apr 21, 2014 7:17:54 GMT
I love that colour of pink with the yellow Ladygardener. Glad it's been worth the wait, they are very pretty. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 23, 2014 7:19:29 GMT
Very pretty colour combination Ladygardener.
I love how the corner of the drive has turned out. OH planted the vinca - and it does need beating into submission every now and again - and last year a friend at school gave me some honesty seeds and I just scattered them about up there....
Oh, and there's forget-me-nots which seed all over up there too! |
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We've got loads of ladybirds and bees already this year 
Well I saw one today on the Stock, not sure if it's the same one but I was pleased to see it anyhow. I've some seedlings on the go for this year and usually put some at the allotment too.
