Thursday 3 May 2018

The Spring Garden - more tulips (part two)

I do like taking photos of the sky through Magnolia Susan as the unfurling leaves and tracery of branches make a lovely foreground.
Blue sky and white clouds help too.
Here is Rhododendron Patty Bee flowering beautifully.
Although there is no scent, this is a very pretty flower.
Rhododendron Tinkerbird in its second year and with the buds just starting to open.  It came through the winter well and I was really looking forward to seeing the flowers but then of course, we had more rain.  Would the flowers get battered?
So far, so good.  The scent was not very strong though, due to the dull weather.
I have recently bought some Lewisias, here a white and pink one.  They have a mass of flowers at the moment, but I do need to pot them on.
Ballerina and Red Shine in the border.The wall does show them off well.
 Here's Rhododendron Tinkerbird this morning - fully open and smelling wonderful - a strong jasmine fragrance.  Star of the garden at the moment, I think.
The flowers are beautiful too.
 Another view, just because I can!
 Here is tulip Shirley doing well and showing the delicate colouring on the edges of the petals.
 Another close up.
Tulip Brown Sugar again.  It has done really well this year. There will be one more post featuring tulips as there are two tubs by the front door, but they are not quite in flower yet.

8 comments:

  1. Loving your garden. And hoping my spring displays are as lovely. And wincing. We have nearly 800 bulbs to put in this weekend.

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    1. Thanks, EC. If I had a bigger garden, I would definitely plant drifts of tulips (if the budget would allow, of course). As it is, I am gradually increasing their numbers. Good luck with your bulb planting - take care of your back and joints! It will look amazing in Spring though, so well worth it.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Lovely blooms, so nice to have colour in the garden xcx

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    1. Thanks, Chrissie. It' really nice to have colour now after such a dull and grey winter.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Soooooo enjoying your flowers, since I can't get out and walk around to do any gardening in my yard. It's looking like a jungle out my window.
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    1. Thanks, Sandy. I'm pleased that you are enjoying the flowers - I am too!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. Sorry for the cut and paste of url. Tried making link but got error message. Strange, believe it's worked here before?

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    1. Thanks, Sandy. I'm not sure that links work in the comments section, but the url can be copied and pasted into a search engine.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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