Although air pressure is dropping after a fortnight of stability we have not yet had any rain, so the panorama of the morning sun lighting up the bank of Tête-á-Tête under the apple trees was a delight to behold and well worth the wait. The bulbs growing in the grass next to the stream are still not at their best, but the anticipated colour adjacent to one of our local arterial roads is still absent so I can accept the situation in my own garden as it is. The first glimpses of Anemone blanda in flower are always worth waiting for too, and may or may not be any later this year than last:
There are a few pink ones at the base of the magnolia, not looking very pink in the first picture, unlike the brazenly blue ones in the middle, vying for attention with Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’. Anemone nemerosa, the wood anemone, are still preparing to make an exhibition of themselves in the woodland and will make up for their later arrival with the sheer impact of their white carpet.
Also in the blue & white border I spotted some muscari, not the thuggish ones, but a more genteel variation, probably Muscari latifolium, unfortunately disturbed during my changes last year and isolated from their friends; hopefully I can reunite them into one or two clumps as they come into flower. I planted various Brodiaea species in the Autumn, a plant new to me, so I am unsure if the centre picture is Brodiaea corinna as a nearby label says, or if it is a stray scilla that came in a batch of free bulbs at some stage. I am equally unsure about the last picture, showing bulbs that definitely did come in a free batch and look as if they are ornithogalum, but if they are then why did I plant them in the hot border? Another of Life’s little puzzles….
that first photo is beautiful Cathy, definately worth the wait, enjoy, Frances
Thanks Frances
The first signs of spring are so nice.
Indeed Karen, and thanks for having joining me on my ramblings
Yeaaaaaaaay – golden sunshine – a sight well worth a long wait for Cathy 🙂
Yes Anna – and will we know what to do with it, do you think, when it’s well and truly here?!
I think the reason that spring is such a good feeling is that it is the culmination of so much anticipation. Love your photos, they are great fun.
True Charlie – although I would not be unhappy to have spring flowers in my garden all the year round. I love them!
Hi Cathy, your daffs are definitely a cheerful sight! Think the last pic shows a species tulip – Tulipa turkestanica? Have a lovely day
Thanks Annette – and well done for identifying the Tulipa turkestanica! You are absolutely right 🙂 I have bought various species tulips from Peter Nyssen in the past so I checked their catalogue and it is one they stock, so although it wasn’t last year I bought them I now suspect they were ones I moved during my revamp last year and they were sitting in a pot without a label waiting to be rehoused and I just bunged them in that border at the last minute. Mystery solved – thanks Annette!
My pleasure, Cathy 🙂
I like your yard, very woodsy with the daffodils blooming amongst the leaves and all the stone.
Thanks Jason – some bits I am satisfied with too, but some areas need more work and more inspiration. And more time to mature too, so I must be patient!
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