I woke up to hailstones this morning, but thank goodness the sun is now shining and all the white has gone.I’ve not done any gardening in the last week as I’ve had some sort of bug and only now just begun to feel human once more. However I have managed to take some photos for SOS.
Camellia
My latest Camellia to flower. This was given to me by my students when I retired from teaching woodcarving many, many years ago.
Having had some wonderfully sunny days, I’ve been able to make an inroad into all the mess that has been waiting for me in the garden. At last I’m able to see a difference in certain areas, but it is still going to take me some time before I’m really happy with it. In the meantime I’ve been taking photos for this weeks SOS, so here goes…………
Epimedium Amber Queen.
Lots more flowers have opened on Epimedium Amber Queen and it is now looking rather lovely.
Saturday seems to come round ever so quickly, so once again I’ve been wandering round the garden, looking to see what is worthy of being photographed for this weeks effort. I wasn’t disappointed, lots more new flowers have opened, so here we go…………
Primula.
It is the start of the primrose season, lots of the wild one in the lanes of Devon, making the banks look beautiful. This one is in the side garden near the back door, Primula Wanda , seems very happy, increasing nicely.
How wonderful to be out working in the garden, once more on a daily basis. At last I have been able to start tidying all the detritus from the winter and the little bit that I have done makes such a difference. More and more flowers are opening each day, its a question now as to which ones I leave out of my SOS.
Corydalis solida.
I’ll start with Corydalis solida Beth Evans who is looking at her best at the moment. This one is in the woodland but I can see her from the sitting room among all the narcissus pseudonarcissus.
At last I’ve been able to work in the garden once more, we had a couple of days when the sun shone and it was quite warm, I ended up in a T shirt, yes, in February, but back to jumpers and coats to work on Thursday! Lots more plants are sprouting and will soon appear in SOS in the future but for now, here are my six for this week.
I haven’t shown my chaenomeles by the back door for a while, it is still gowing strong, greeting me when I pop out first thing to fill the bird feeders.
A little bit more sunshine has been on the menu this week but still with lots of rain somedays, in fact on Wednesday the rain was almost biblical and my road became a little river. Bulbs are still opening though and this week has brought more narcissus flowering, also the hellebores are doing very well along with the snowdrops.
Galanthus Wendy’s Gold has taken its time to flower this year, usually she is earlier than this, but even so, it has been worth the wait.
Yesterday we had more sunshine than we have had for a long time, then suddenly we had hail stones and everywhere was white! The forecast for today is good, so hopefully it will stay that way. Lots more flowers opening so I’d bettter get on with my Six on Saturday……..
Camellia flowering at last, quite often it starts flowering in November, but not last year. This was the first plant that I bought when we moved here and it has grown quite large and hides the neighbours nicely now! Lots more flowers to come.
I’m still here, I haven’t floated away yet, but the water is still rushing through my garden and down the road. Snowdrops are still doing well in the back garden and the woodland but now the crocus on the back lawn have opened up adding a bit of colour to the view from the windows. Goodness knows what is happening in the rest of the garden, it is too boggy to explore on the odd occasion when the rain stops. We actually had a dry sunny day yesterday, so it was a good opportunity to photograph the crocus in all their glory.
All the crocus were intended to be C. tomasinianus, but there seem to be a few interlopers!
How much more rain are we going to have?! Local rivers have burst their banks as you will have seen on the news and the nearest towns and villages have been flooded. My garden was also flooded to a certain extent, the water came to the back door but fortunately didn’t come any higher, thank goodness. A neighbour very kindly came and dug a drainage chanel into the field next door to get rid of the excess water for me. Everywhere is so wet, but the sun actually came out on Wednesday for a short time, so that is when I took my photos for today, in case I didn’t get another chance.
Iris reticulata Pauline is happily flowering on the alpine scree, this one is so reliable, the others just flower when they feel like it!
When is it going to stop raining! I feel that its never going to stop and that the gales are bringing more branches and twigs down from all my trees. Each time I go into the woodland there are lots more to clear away to a corner where the local wildlife can feel nice and cosy. In spite of the wind and rain, plants are carrying on as usual and more new flowers appear each week.
Galanthus Trumps is still marching across my border, I think a mole is moving the bulbs! Wish it had a different name as it is a lovely snowdrop!
