@Athelas Lovely lobelias; will they go in a hanging basket or in the ground?
Some photos of my garden taken this morning, just before the showers of rain and hail this afternoon. Just like a March weather. But then in March we had a May weather...
The central part of my main bed has a blue & (soft) yellow theme, primarily because of the magnificent echinops which is growing there. I was happy today to see that the centaura montana has started flowering at the same time as these two stray yellow tulips (must have planted years ago and forgotten about them) are flowering. A taste of things to come when the sisyrinchium, Argyranthemum Jamaica Primrose, Veronicas, blue salvies and coreopsis (among other things) all bloom.
@Papi Jo, thank you — they’re to go in a hanging basket, I’m planning to mix them with the somewhat more upright ‘Waterfall White’ lobelia seedlings which I also have. Your borders look amazing, what variety is that very red-purple leafed plant (heuchera?) in the first photo?
@B3, lovely blue on that geranium. I planted three small Glenluce geraniums during the warm and hopeful March weather and they’re happily doing nothing... Then again they’re meant to flower in June, guess I’m just impatient.
@didyw, great colour combination there! Looking forward to seeing more photos once the other plants are out.
@Athelas Thank you too! Yes, it's a Heuchera ‘Chocolate Ruffles’, one of my small collection of heucheras. Very prolific, great colour(s), I recommend it.
@Fire, yes sorry should have labelled them, was being lazy! The last salvia is Nachtvlinder, after Caradonna and a red Greggii. Invasive beast, it’s already eaten two echinaceas and is making a play for my dicliptera (Uruguayan Firecracker). No Munstead Wood, the first dark rose is The Prince, followed by Blush Noisette, Marie Pavie, Rose de Rescht and Excellenz von Shubert
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Fire, @Nollie is right, Nachtvlinder can run a fair way. I've found it a fair distance from the parent plant but just pull it up roots and all, and pot it up to give away (with a warning !) or use elsewhere.
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@B3, lovely blue on that geranium. I planted three small Glenluce geraniums during the warm and hopeful March weather and they’re happily doing nothing... Then again they’re meant to flower in June, guess I’m just impatient.
@didyw, great colour combination there! Looking forward to seeing more photos once the other plants are out.
and the roses 😊
I have it too and love it.