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.
Bergenia Beethoven
Bergenia Beethoven is now looking good in the shade by the front door.
False Oxlip.
The false oxlip, which occurs when a primrose crosses with a cowslip. I seem to have quite a few of these.
Narcissus.
Narcissus Geranium is now strutting its stuff in the back border.
This lovely little white and peach variety has lost its label, only about 6 inches tall and very sweet.
Just the other day N.Thalia opened up on the rockery, but some of my clumps seem to have disappeared unfortunately.
Fritillaria meleagris.
There are now lots more Snakeshead fritillaries in the woodland with wood anemones popping up in between.
Lunaria annua.
Honesty or Lunaria annua is now flowering in the woodland and 99% are white.
……just one has come up as purple, must remember to take seed of this one in the autumn.
Brunnera Jack Frost.
Brunnera Jack Frost is keeping company with the Epimedium at the top of my post, both of them now in full flower and contrasting nicely with each other.
Did you see Gardener’s World last night, if not you must catch up on iplayer so that you can see Jim, our leader, talking about the camellias that he loves so much and the wonderful collection he has in his garden. Felt sorry for poor Monty having to admit that he doesn’t have any in his! Just for the record, I have seven camellias.
I am dribbling at the sight of your Amber Queen, gorgeous. And also your snakes head fritilleries! I’ve never heard of a false oxlip before, this SoS is real education. Hope you can get out in the garden today, it is going to be another lovely one.
Glad you like Amber Queen and the fritillaries Gill, so much at the moment to welcome spring!The false oxlip gats its height from the cowslip but the flowers are primrose size, makes a nice plant although it is all down to the bees!
It’s hard to pick a favourite this week, they’re all beautiful.
Thank you Helen, almost too many to choose from for our sixes each week now!
The Snakeshead fritillaries and wood anemones in the woodland look beautiful. Your Honesty is slightly further ahead than mine – although I noticed a few flower buds earlier today. Thalia is lovely.
I feel the wood anemones are early this year Graeme, but I’m not complaining!The Honesty suddenly appeared, I didn’t notice them until they flowered.
SO beautiful choice ! You spoiled us with all those flowers this weekend …
Elf flowers are so elegant.. Mine won’t be long to appear.
Thank you Fred, the flowers just keep coming, they are liking the sunshine we have had this week!
Beautiful selection!
Thanks Irene, glad you like them!
The false oxlip looks lovely and different. Maybe we need to get some cowslips and hope for some of these instead of our endless primroses.
I also really like the Fritillaria. They look really good naturalised like that.
I have to admit that I like all the primroses that we have here, there are hundreds in the garden and the lanes in Devon are all covered with them, they tell us that spring has arrived. If you get some cowslips, you will certainly have them interbreeding! The fritillaries like my very heavy clay and this part of the woodland stays quite damp all the time, so they enjoy it there.