From now until mid June is my favourite time of year here in the UK. Everything is so fresh and green and there is so much to enjoy. A walk round my little garden brings me a lot of colour, starting with Lathyrus vernus above and Lathyrus vernus alboroseus below.
Lathyrus vernus is a member of the pea family, which is obvious looking at the flowers.
Clematis alpina Blue Dancer and...
...Clematis Frankie in flower on the arch. When I pruned the summer flowering clematis which also grows up the arch in the summer, I unintentionally pruned some of these too, which I was really cross with myself about, but they are still flowering, so I am really pleased to see them.
I never tire of these simple primroses, which seed themselves about and are always a delight. They were one of my granny's favourites.
The more exotic looking Erythronium Pagoda...
...with the similar colours of Epimedium versicolor sulphureum.
These do look like lilies.
Apple blossom is also a joy - my little patio apple, James Grieve is having a good blossoming time.
I'm not the only one enjoying these flowers as I saw lots of bees and other insects on them yesterday.
Finally for now, there is the delicate baby blue of Muscari Manon. I do like these paler blues but have a lot of 'ordinary' grape hyacinths as well as named varieties such as Valerie Finnis and Latifolium as well as some mixes. These are also enjoyed by the bees and other insects.
There will be a tulip focus in my next post.
