Winter wonders - Page 7

Anything new in the garden marion?

The tulips and hyacinths are showing their colour and forsythia, kerria and flowering currant breaking their blossom.  One plum tree is too soon with its blossom as it is too cold for pollinators, even flies.  Seed sowing in full flow in the conservatory and repotting.  Busiest time of the year but I would rather be doing more of it outside.  It has been a long dire winter but no plants seem to have suffered, at least in my garden. I am hoping the marvellous show of snowdrops who just loved the now will result in some new varieties.

It is always great to hear from you happy marion, you have such a positive atitude

I had been getting a bit down about the awful weather, but feel better now.

Batten down the haches Big storm acommin

Derek

"25th of March and I find myself wondering when this winter is going to end.  You can have too much of a good thing if you can call it that now.  I know the plants need a rest but this is turning into a long lie-in which could result in lethargy for the rest of the year.

I think these hyacynths have rested long enough! just took this photo.

 These daffs are just trying to bloom, strange strain, the label has blown away in the gales so dont know what they are called, they are very tiny.

The primroses were plugs from Parkers I bought in October, so am pleased with those, they get burried in snow, blown about in the winds up here and still blooming, bless.

Lyn, could they be Rip van Winkle? It's a double dwarf variety.

Lyn your tubs look lovely  What colour are the Hyacinths?

Pam LL x 

Lizzie, you are right, I did buy those.

Lily, I havent a clue about the colour, again, labels just get lost up here, but all of them are very late I think, some hardly showing at all, or are they late, I dont know, we are a good 3 weeks behind most people with everthing up here on the west edge of Dartmoor, although Devon is generally warmer than other countys , I think its because we are so high up just here.

The reason I mentioned them was because Bev has a photo in the AG mag this week of a hyacinth fully opened.

Lyn-love your pics. My Hyacinths have been open for a couple of weeks now. As I went out this morning I noticed the beauty of the dark blue and pink Hyacinths, but there were gaps where some must have rotted away.There are a few that haven't produced flowers yet. I live right on the south coast, between Brighton and Eastbourne. We are usually just behind Cornwall and Devon but I really begin to wonder if the weather will ever warm up.

This picture was taken in my garden on 02.04.12.  I bet this year when we are still in the grip of winter ,althiugh the

Anemone blanda are flowering, the tulips will not be.

I have buds on the tulips but they refuse to open as there is no warmth and so no pollinators.  My daffs have been out some weeks now and of course they have not been polliated and are lasting and lasting.  swings and roundaouts, eh, Lyn.

a lot of my daffs have spoiled and the slugs had a go at them,the tiny daffs are o.k .My tulips in pots in the garage are doing well and the ones in the garden are just showing.I spotted  one patch of lung-wort coming out ,spring cant be that far off can it?

few things that are flowering now, its good what you can see when you really look.

Is this aramis?

aubretia, grown from seeds last year

pretty daff.

 Pulmonaria just coming into bloom

 primula, still struggling up but getting there.

Bellis.

Bulls eye geranium, in the conservatory

Arabis, Lyn.  Aramis was one of the Three MUsketeers!.  Lovely pictures. Like your rocks.  After people and plants rocks are at the top of my favourite things.