Sunday 8 March 2020

Almost Spring?

 I spent a very happy couple of hours in the garden yesterday, pruning, cutting down, cutting back, having a good look at plants and then tidying all the prunings.  You could be forgiven for thinking that it might, just might, be almost Spring.  I'm not convinced Winter is quite over yet though.  Above is Camellia St Ewe, bought last year.
 It has a vibrant combination of bright pink flowers with egg yolk yellow,  almost orange stamens.
 Cardamine Quinquifolia is settling in and starting to spread, but as it is so pretty and delicate, I am happy to let it do just that (for now).
You can see the five lobed leaves which is what the 'quinquifolia' refers to, I think. 
The hellebores are still flowering too and are such good value plants for this time of year.  This is Harvington Pink Speckled and it is making a lovely clump now.  The others are getting there, but this is the first one I bought. 
 A primrose, albeit a little nibbled by something, but a joy to see.
Crocuses too, looking a little battered, but with some lovely stripes and a vibrant combination of purple and orange.
 Tete a tete daffodils bringing their welcome splash of yellow.
Crocus Jeanne D'Arc, in a pot.  It has a delicate purple stripe down the inside of the petals, probably to guide the bees.
I love seeing these plants in flower and despite it being a little cold, I had a very enjoyable time yesterday and came in feeling I had actually achieved something.

8 comments:

  1. What a great selection of blooms 🙂. I am very envious of your Cardamine, beautiful colour.

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    1. Thanks, Jayne. The cardamine is a lovely plant which is very easy to grow - it gets no special treatment from me!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Playing in the garden is wonderful isn't it? Invigorating and exciting.
    I hope your Spring is here - and I hope that our summer FINALLY makes her departure.

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    1. Thanks, EC. It really is - I was so happy in my own little world and I could see my progress, which is always heartening. Feeding the roses is the next job on the list. I think Spring is just round the corner... I hope that your Summer will graciously make way for cooler autumn temperatures and refreshing rain (not so much that you have floods though).
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. You have some beautiful blooms in your garden, it must be a wonderful sight overall. I am not very good a growing flowering plants for some reason, I have a few but most die!

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    1. Thanks, sustainablemum. Not that I want to shatter any illusions you may have about my garden, but my husband describes it as 'a mess'. However, I think it is more organised chaos! There are some lovely plants in it which bring me a lot of joy. Most of my plants in the borders are able to look after themselves, but I do have a lot in pots which require more care with feeding and watering. I love it though, so don't begrudge it. My sister recently gave me a patio apple tree so that will be a new challenge...
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. It's so lovely to see so much colour in the garden again. I think spring is definitely on the way, but not quite here yet. After a bit of respite last week from the horrendous weather we've had just lately, we're back to rain again today. Mind you, I'll take that over the high winds.

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    1. Thanks, Jo. We had a nice day but the rain has set in now. Spring is on the way, but just around the corner rather than here, I think. Colour from the garden is particularly welcome at the moment, isn't it?
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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