I have challenged myself to blog pictures of plants as they flower this year as an alternative to my ‘what’s currently flowering each month’ of previous years.
Today one of our three camellias has started flowering. Here is the proof:
Hope you like my new challenge
At least I think that’s what they are called and I’m not sure I planted them!
It’s been so good to be able to get out into the garden the past couple of days even for just an hour at a time. I am a fair weather gardener but really miss being able to potter about in winter. I’ve planted some new primulas (pictures below) and discovered by reading the label (something I only really do with unfamiliar plants) that they are scented. It’s a shame they are so low down really! Just as I had finished that task my snowdrops arrived in the post so they too have been planted in small groups. Today I have finally sowed my sweetpeas (a pink and white vintage variety dating back to the 1730s) in my electric propagator, a little late I guess but better late than never.
Here are a few pictures of what’s currently flowering in my garden.
Sorry about the thumb in this picture but it’s the only way I could get the flower to look at me due to its ‘downward facing habit’. It’s a hellebore by the way
Apologies that the last post was empty, I forgot to press insert for my picture!
I know my snowdrops are a bit late to the party but here they are. They are smaller than I was expecting and I also planted about 5 clumps and these are the only ones to come up. I will be getting more and trying them in slightly different places. I guess they don’t like our extremely wet clay soil.
Just a little blog to show my Iris bulbs flowering, they came up yesterday. I haven’t even got the snowdrops yet and I thought they usually came first
Happy new year! Sorry it’s late but I like to include a picture on my posts and there is nothing flowering in the garden at the moment. However, it’s not all doom and gloom, there are signs of life with bulbs and other plants.
Anyway, today I bought some pink lilies for my owl planter (he has a separate post of his own but I’ll include a picture too). Also on the pink theme – some sweet-peas – Painted lady which are apparently very old and intensely fragrant. I will be planting these in my electric propagator soon.
Look what Father Christmas bought me! A lovely owl planter so now what to put in it is the question
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