tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post1193084374679818836..comments2023-06-12T12:35:54.227+01:00Comments on Our Garden@19: Spring was in the air. (Garden bloggers bloom day February 2016)Brian Skeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-56769877565231489312016-03-10T00:24:36.439+00:002016-03-10T00:24:36.439+00:00Hi Brian, my Leucojum looks similar to your Leucoj...Hi Brian, my Leucojum looks similar to your Leucojum aestivum, but is only about 8-11 inches tall. You have many beautiful blooms. I adore that purple hellebore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-15665549164602463892016-03-09T22:41:41.699+00:002016-03-09T22:41:41.699+00:00I agree Chloris, we certainly did not have any tod...I agree Chloris, we certainly did not have any today!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-59863264506276680972016-03-09T10:35:52.930+00:002016-03-09T10:35:52.930+00:00So many lovely winter blooms, if only we could hav...So many lovely winter blooms, if only we could have some lovely warm weather to get out and enjoy them.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-77942338714721891642016-03-09T08:32:01.979+00:002016-03-09T08:32:01.979+00:00We have L.aestivum Gravetyre Giant which again is ...We have L.aestivum Gravetyre Giant which again is supposed to be spring flowering but it is always later than the snowdrops. I need to move it as it is under a rhododendron now, but they aren't supposed to like being moved very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-89950500294360322502016-02-24T21:42:35.983+00:002016-02-24T21:42:35.983+00:00I tend to agree with you, they are so difficult to...I tend to agree with you, they are so difficult to tell apart.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-29108006551265259392016-02-24T16:49:56.617+00:002016-02-24T16:49:56.617+00:00A lovely collection! And all in such perfect un-ba...A lovely collection! And all in such perfect un-battered condition.<br />I once thought I would learn to identify all the snowdrop varieties, but I think life may be a little too short...<br />All the best :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-22723853450639660312016-02-23T17:47:52.756+00:002016-02-23T17:47:52.756+00:00I can think of another ' Mrs' who would th...I can think of another ' Mrs' who would think I shouldn't be paid in snowdrops!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-28241346232249348092016-02-23T17:39:18.164+00:002016-02-23T17:39:18.164+00:00Well I have to blame someone Anna! I was particula...Well I have to blame someone Anna! I was particularly taken with the dimples on AugustusBrian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-42442465651399195762016-02-23T16:17:26.914+00:002016-02-23T16:17:26.914+00:00That Pulmonaria has gone straight to the top of my...That Pulmonaria has gone straight to the top of my wish list. What a glorious colour! And how wonderful to see the bee! I keep checking the Crocus tommasinianus here for bees, and although a bumble bee buzzed by yesterday, I haven't seen any action on the Crocus, which is surprising. <br />Next time, perhaps you might suggest that they pay you in snowdrops. How does that work out taxwise? Perhaps Mrs Taxwoman is a galanthophile....Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-6166505200273935032016-02-22T22:30:09.883+00:002016-02-22T22:30:09.883+00:00Oh no Brian I'm not to blame for what might be...Oh no Brian I'm not to blame for what might become a fatal addiction! :) Your new 'drops are most fine. I'm especially fond of 'Augustus'. I can hardly believe that your kerria is already in flower. My favourite photo of my now 25 year old niece is when she was about 7 years old. She was twirling round in the garden wearing a short sleeved dress and a crown of kerria flowers on her head. I wish that I had the date on the back of the photo but it certainly wasn't February.<br />Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-9189829472061935422016-02-22T07:34:12.494+00:002016-02-22T07:34:12.494+00:00Thanks Cathy, the bee was so busy working away on ...Thanks Cathy, the bee was so busy working away on the crocus I was able to take several photos.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-14864688939845336842016-02-21T21:00:16.202+00:002016-02-21T21:00:16.202+00:00Great photo of the bee on the crocus - well captur...Great photo of the bee on the crocus - well captured Brian! We saw some Kerria flowering on a walk today - perhaps not so early after all after seeing yours tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-46556255966112047842016-02-20T17:16:59.552+00:002016-02-20T17:16:59.552+00:00Thank you Cathy, I don't think all Corydalis a...Thank you Cathy, I don't think all Corydalis are as invasive as this one!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-25179544975415351482016-02-20T16:00:02.508+00:002016-02-20T16:00:02.508+00:00Yes, it seems spring has reached your garden and I...Yes, it seems spring has reached your garden and I am amazed that the Pulmonaria and Corydalis are already flowering for you! I have that same Corydalis and love it. It has only been in for a year though, so time will tell if it decides to spread... Lovely post, and lovely new snowdrops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-8266577209689820542016-02-19T22:51:29.882+00:002016-02-19T22:51:29.882+00:00Wordpress and Google do not seem to what to work t...Wordpress and Google do not seem to what to work together at all.<br />I have consulted my plant bible, L.vernum is shorter and only has a single flower. The ones in our garden are tall and have two flowers per stem, based on that I fairly sure they are L. Aestivum. The book also says they flower in the spring. Confusing or what?Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-37267154459701033952016-02-19T19:44:41.240+00:002016-02-19T19:44:41.240+00:00Thank you Kate.Thank you Kate.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-82128217831902905282016-02-19T19:42:59.313+00:002016-02-19T19:42:59.313+00:00We gardeners are an optimistic bunch!We gardeners are an optimistic bunch!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-81039476955907780582016-02-19T15:29:08.567+00:002016-02-19T15:29:08.567+00:00Beautiful images Brian, lovely to see the bees out...Beautiful images Brian, lovely to see the bees out and about on fines days. Your Kerria is way ahead of ours! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471590896596258120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-65994455739138234842016-02-19T12:19:46.050+00:002016-02-19T12:19:46.050+00:00Hi Brian, A bit of a delay in reading your post as...Hi Brian, A bit of a delay in reading your post as Wordpress seem to have bumped you off their reader again. I think they do this will all competition even though they let you add blogs in the first place. <br />I am wondering whether you actually have Leucojum vernum the spring snowflake, though I can't help you with the differences. <br />Oh dear, you are starting with snowdrops - I did last year after reading all the posts on them and visiting a snowdrop garden up here. I bought a load of Elwesii in the green last year, but only about half of them have appeared this year which is quite disappointing. They are lovely and big though and should be great when clumped up a bit. I also bough a Magnet and a Wasp. Wasp has appeared but no sign of Magnet anywhere - even the label has gone. I think I might need another visit to that garden this weekend to buy a few more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-67145561401871466632016-02-19T05:44:34.059+00:002016-02-19T05:44:34.059+00:00So far it has been a bit of a struggle. Last spri...So far it has been a bit of a struggle. Last spring, some did not show and others came up blind, plus there were a few perfect blooms... Last autumn's plantings of narcissus are showing great promise at the moment -- a few may be in bloom within days now. So I am keeping my chin up! Bulbs are among my favorite flowers - always have been - so I am working hard to find what to plant and how to grow them...Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-78634317762939388752016-02-18T18:35:57.795+00:002016-02-18T18:35:57.795+00:00It is great to see the bees working in the garden ...It is great to see the bees working in the garden Amy, are you able to grow bulbs in your new garden?Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-37874617742104577922016-02-18T18:31:41.993+00:002016-02-18T18:31:41.993+00:00Thank you Shirley, As a former beekeeper I love to...Thank you Shirley, As a former beekeeper I love to see the bees working in the garden.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-90645933303488825802016-02-18T18:29:41.256+00:002016-02-18T18:29:41.256+00:00I would of thought in the balmy south you would of...I would of thought in the balmy south you would of ahead of us here in Worcestershire!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-88887425047988459832016-02-18T18:25:43.202+00:002016-02-18T18:25:43.202+00:00Thanks Angie, I look at pictures of different snow...Thanks Angie, I look at pictures of different snowdrops and it is difficult to tell the difference between some of them.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125904710470855608.post-54646233967899205872016-02-18T15:00:05.929+00:002016-02-18T15:00:05.929+00:00I love seeing your crocuses -- and all the better ...I love seeing your crocuses -- and all the better with a bee! I had difficulty growing the tiny species varieties even in my earlier garden where bulbs in general did very well. Never knew why and still blame it on that catch-all 'soil'... Glad to see an old friend in G. elwesii, whose flowers in my garden ranged from pearl-drop to fly-away, but always welcome! I've read they can come earlier than G. nivalis and would love to know whether this is typical or not... And your heather and dwarf pines - classic ;-)Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.com