Another week has flown by, this time a lot cooler and a lot of rain which was much needed. Photographing plants was a question of rushing out in between all the showers. In the past couple of weeks I have shown you some of my David Austin roses, this week I will show some others that I have chosen for various reasons.
Rose Buff Beauty which I grew from a cutting from one in the back garden. The original one was already here when we moved in 35 yrs ago.
What a hot week it has been, I’m afraid far too hot for me, hopefully from today onwards it will be much cooler, which will be better for me and my plants. This hasn’t stopped my plants from flowering though, a veritable tsunami of flowers, opening almost all at the same time. I could have done my Six this week just about roses, three times over, how I will just pick a few, I don’t know, but will have a go.
Clematis.
An unknown rose but the clematis is C.Durandii, an herbacious clematis which doesn’t climb but scrambles up through its neighbours.
The rain has stopped and the sun has arrived with the temperatures rising, time for the plants to get used to a change! I will have to be out early, probably before breakfast, to be able to get any physical work done, yesterday I was out in my pjs, just hope the neighbours were still in bed, but I’m sure the cows in the field next door didn’t mind! Time for SOS……………..
Camassia.
The white camassias are looking rather nice at the moment, in between the Iceberg roses, which will soon be in flower as long as the roe deer doesn’t come and prune them for me!
I think we can say that we have had rather a mixed week weatherwise this last week, very strong winds, lots of rain and also lots of sunshine, although when I was working in the garden yesterday I had hailstones bouncing off my head! The week has passed by so quickly and it is time for SOS again.
Azalea.
A little Japanese Azalea on the rockery, looking very colourful at the moment.
This week has been mainly dry, not what I was expecting from our weather forecasts, but it meant I could get on with much needed work in the garden this week, most days. More shrubs are coming into flower, making the garden rather colourful, but it would be raining hard on Wednesday when the gardener comes and he couldn’t cut the grass so it is looking rather long and shaggy! Anyway, time for SOS so lets get on with it and start with a long view……………
Shrubs now flowering and contrasting with the ginger jar.
At last, we have had rain! Our gardens and the farmers certainly needed it, plants yesterday looked happy once more and I think we are going to have quite a soaking today even though the sun is shining at the moment. My six today are mainly trees and shrubs that are now flowering with just the odd late flowering spring bulb joining in.
Apple trees
My eating apple tree up near the top of the garden beside the farmers field is absolutely smothered in blossom at the moment, but I think the rain will have brought a lot of it down..
We have had a sunny but cold, windy week, getting warmer as the week has progressed, also the east wind has eased off so it is much more pleasant working in the garden. The flowers continue to open and the foliage is so delighful, so many shades of green, it is amazing.
Meconopsis cambrica
Meconopsis cambrica or the Welsh poppy is my first flower this week, it pops up in the most unlikely places, I never know where it will come up, but always welcome.
A mixed week weatherwise this week, lots of sunshine but also lots of rain, when it rains it really rains! All this has made everything grow and look very happy. So far this morning it is sunny with light clouds but I think we might have some rain later. I have been cutting back and raking up more leaves that I have found from last winter, in between bits of weeding and taking photos for today, so lets get on with it….
Holly Blue butterfly
I found a Holly Blue butterfly resting on the gravel drive the other day, at least I think it is a Holly Blue. There were five altogether, two lots of two circling madly, I think they would be males and one on its own, a female maybe?
Today is a mix of sun and showers, April showers have arrived at last. Everywhere is looking so green, so many different shades for us to enjoy as all the trees are bursting into leaf, such a beautiful time of year. Time for SOS again, so off we go with this weeks offerings………..
Viburnum bodnantense Dawn
Viburnum bodnantense Dawn is still flowering, it started before last Christmas and as long as it isn’t freezing, it carries on, lots of lovely new flowers at the moment.
Another week has flown by with mainly dry weather, I even had to get the watering can out, blow the cobwebs off and start watering pots once more. Everywhere is looking a lot greener, trees and shrubs are putting out lovely fresh leaves and I have made good progress cutting back various shrubs, still a few more to go though. The sunshine has brought more flowers out so must get on with SOS…………
Amelanchier.
The Amelanchier in the centre of the garden is covered with lovely blossom, I think this is its best year yet. In previous years bullfinches have come and eaten the buds, but I haven’t seen any for a while now, not even on the bird feeder and this is the result!
