This is the last weekend of March and in the UK we move our clicks forward an hour on Sunday morning.
This week we have had rain, sun, wind and mild temperatures in Hampshire, so the flowers are blooming well.
Photo one is of this lemon coloured Hyacinth, it has a very short stem and only just peaks out from the leaves.
Picture two is of the first of the Muscari with their tiny blue flowers, each one reminds me of a lace edged capped sleeve of a dress. Hopefully I will have some other coloured ones too, if the squirrels have left me any.
Photo three is of this lovely clump of Primroses.
Pinks and purples now. First this pink Hyacinth. Followed by the pink flowers on the flowering currant bush and finally some purple and mauve Violas. A bargain pack from Aldi at £1.89 for 10 plug plants.
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After missing last Saturday (snowy weather that pressed pause in my garden) we are back with more of a seasonal selection of flowers.
Looking around this week, the daffodils are making up for lost time and the recent rains have spruced the ground up making everything look a lot healthier.
The first photo is of ‘new to this garden,’ Tête á Tête. I have been waiting patiently for them to appear and then these popped up when I wasn’t looking!
Second photo goes to this lovely purple Hellebore. Of course all the flowers are facing down and impossible to photograph without a little handy help!
Third photo is one of several emerging Hyacinths.
Fourth photo is of some mauve Polyanthus, I always think that these are from a cross breed of Primroses and Polyanthus as they all grow together, but I’m not sure.
Fifth photo is of the more common Daffodil. Mine are quite late this year, compared to other gardens.
Sixth picture goes to the Camellia which is now full of blooms.
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Spring is my favourite time of year. I get very excited by warmer days, longer daylight hours, birds nesting and bees awakening. Something happens to my fingers each springtime; they get itchy to plant things!
I’m a plant addict!
Confession 1: I’ve already planted lots of seeds!
Confession 2: I’ve gone too early with some of them🙄
Confession 3: Everyday I proudly beam over my growing seedlings, clucking round them like a mother hen.
So when I spotted this tweet by Páraig (from the three hairs blog) this week, I couldn’t help retweeting it and wanting to share it with my readers. It sums things up to a ‘T’ at my place.😉
Now let’s resume normal transmissions and get on with SoS.
Photo one is of my ‘green’ hellebore. I don’t know the variety, but I do know that I have left the plant too long it a pot and it needs re-potting or planting out in the garden. It got put into a pot when we moved house and I admit to forgetting about it. But after it flowers I shall plant it into a new flower bed.
Photo two is an orchid which has been battling with woolly aphid all winter. The aphids came in, I believe, on a new orchid which they destroyed. I have been picking them off by hand on a daily basis rather than spraying with chemicals.
Third photo is of a rather sad Primrose, I didn’t catch it at its best and the rest are in between blooms.
Fourth photo is a sample of my nasturtiums. There’s a story to these… I have not planted these before and I had plant envy seeing them in other gardens. I had a pack with 6 varieties, each pack only had 15 seeds, which didn’t sound many at the time, so I planted 2 tray fulls, expecting several weeks until the seedlings were large enough to pot-on. Well…7 days after planting…they needed potting on😮. Varieties are: Alaska mixed, Jewel Cherry Rose, Empress of India, Jewel mixed, Gleaming Gold and Trailing mixed -lesson learnt – nasturtiums germinated fast!
Fifth photo is of this tiny white orchid (variety unknown) which is also flowering.
Sixth photo is of the more sedate and slower growing Salvia (Blaze Of Fire), 11 seedlings from 12 seeds. I’m happy with that germination rate and speed.
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With very little flowering in my garden recently, I took a two week break over the festive period.
January 7th
So what plants are waving hello today?
Starting with this lovely vibrant pink Hyacinth, just one from a bowl given to me as a festive gift. The others are slowly emerging.
Pink Hyacinth
Second photo goes to this white variety of Jasmine. This was given to my husband two years ago for his April birthday when it was in full bloom. I have taken a successful cutting of it. Neither flowered last year, but now both are budding up this January.
Jasmine
Third photo is of some ‘mystery’ bulbs shooting up. My best guess is that they are bluebells, but as that is quite early, they may be Hyacinths. I can’t remember where I planted everything, so they will be a surprise when they flower.
Bulbs
Not far away from the mystery bulbs, the flowering currant is forming buds.
Flowering Currant Buds
Fifth photo goes to the yellow winter Jasmine which is brightening up a wooden fence.
Winter Jasmine
Lastly is a wonderfully ‘out of focus’😏Polyanthus in my favourite purple colour.
Polyanthus
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