Showing posts with label alpine boxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alpine boxes. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, April 2015

The promise of blooms to come...


and to come..


and arrived.

Magnolia x soulangean
Tulips always play a part in our spring garden, usually gown in pots.

Helmar


Passionale
In the oriental garden the two young Camellias are in full bloom, the pink one is lost label and the red one, a gift, is 'Ruby Wedding'. The Magnolia 'stellata'... 


...is the star of the show...


...the Chaenomeles japonica is a colourful contrast to the black bamboo.


The Pulsatilla vulgaris and Aubrieta 'Bressingham Red' are brightening up the Alpine Boxes...


...along with Phlox 'Red Admiral'.



A late daffodil in the White and Green garden.



Blossom of the Ribes sanguineum, some people do not like the scent...



...then you should smell this!

Fritillaria 'William Rex'

Could you 'Honest(l)y' have a more attractive flower at this time of year...

...than  Lunaria annua 'Rosemary Verey' with its lovely purple leaves.

A Brassen Hussey among the primroses.
Ranunculus 'Brassen Hussey'
A Christopher Lloyd discovery.

A Hoverfly enjoying the spring sunshine on the Brunnera macrophylla.


We recently visited the Cotswold & District Alpine show and I couldn't resist...

Trillium chloropetalum

Could you?   

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Monday, 30 March 2015

Murphy's 'Mad March Garden Tour'.



Murphy, ( Our Nigel, see 'The Team' above) is the ideal March garden guide, whilst past middle age he still has his 'Mad March Moments'. 


Do I have too?

Some of the flowers and foliage in Our Garden@19 during March.

Hyacinth 'Delft Blue'

Hyacinth Carnegie.

From Great Aunt's garden.


Crocus tommasinianus.


Leucojum aestivum.

Lost label Camellia I originally bought for my Mothers garden.


Chaenomeles japonica in the Oriental garden.




Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'.


Euphorbia 'Glacier Blue'

A young Euphorbia characias 'Wulfenii' flower.



Euphorbia 'Black Bird'.



Chionodoxa luciliae taking an early bath.



Aubrieta Bressingham Red in the Alpine Boxes.


A dark leaved Hellebore. Colourful foliage is an added attraction early in the season.



Young foliage of Ligularia Dentat. ( Slug Caviar ).



Lunaria annua 'Rosemary Verey.'


The white flowering L. annua var. variegate in the White and Green garden.


Young Peony foliage.



Young buds of Corylus avellana 'Contorta'.




Can I have my breakfast now?