Were always very behind here for some reason, but garden springing to life with first blooms after the bulbs. The red campion has suddenly flushed into colour but not much else yet
Tried a few Tulip Blue Amaible amongst the red campion in the meadowy bits to see how they look, and think they go well, they're very late flowering and seem reliably perennial so will add a load more in autumn
Aquilega and Sweet Woodruff in the notionally 'white garden' area
First of the alliums opening now
Iris 'I forget the name' and 'Deep Black' just opened. Hoping tonights forecast storms dont scupper them
So interesting to be in the Cairngorm National park - in a sheltered valley (micro-climate) - until yesterday and see all this flowering at the same time
daffodis everywhere
tulips
oriental poppies
forgetmenots
English bluebells
allium
geum Mrs Bradshaw
siberian iris
roses
It was not behind London, but like three seasons going at the same time. I suspect there has been a very short spring (if any) and jumped from snow to 23oC in a matter of weeks, in an Alpine manner.
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Tried a few Tulip Blue Amaible amongst the red campion in the meadowy bits to see how they look, and think they go well, they're very late flowering and seem reliably perennial so will add a load more in autumn
Aquilega and Sweet Woodruff in the notionally 'white garden' area
First of the alliums opening now
Iris 'I forget the name' and 'Deep Black' just opened. Hoping tonights forecast storms dont scupper them