Salino - Thank you. The border in mainly shrubs and hardy geraniums as it faces east. The pittosporum is Garnettii and I thought I had lost it a few years back when we had a severe winter, but as you can see it is now OK.
So many special bits to comment on I wish I'd had paper and pen as I watched the slideshow - but .............. love that old pear tree, love your scree beds, love the alpine house etc - love just so much of it. It must take you for ever just keeping on top of it all, but what an idyllic place you've created.
And a question - that lamium with the dusky rosey pink flowers - I have it - I bought it from a roadside stall, but the label was all smudged - do you have it's name please?
Thanks for sharing those pics
P.S. Love the auricula theatre!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The long border is coming on. I really must get the edging done. There are lots of perennials coming up between the forgetmenots, and the aquilegias are just starting to open.
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Salino - Thank you. The border in mainly shrubs and hardy geraniums as it faces east. The pittosporum is Garnettii and I thought I had lost it a few years back when we had a severe winter, but as you can see it is now OK.
Berghill
So many special bits to comment on I wish I'd had paper and pen as I watched the slideshow - but .............. love that old pear tree, love your scree beds, love the alpine house etc - love just so much of it. It must take you for ever just keeping on top of it all, but what an idyllic place you've created.
And a question - that lamium with the dusky rosey pink flowers - I have it - I bought it from a roadside stall, but the label was all smudged - do you have it's name please?
Thanks for sharing those pics
P.S. Love the auricula theatre!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love this thread, great pics & links everyone.
Some pics from yesterday
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman
Clematis alpina Willy
It doesn't really show it here, but I love the way the rusty new shoots of the fern pick up the dusky colour of the Geranium phaeum
These tulips have been an absolute picture for ages
The view from the seat in our Little Wilderness, which is still very much in it's infancy - lots more planting to do yet - the lawn will get smaller
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The Lamium is Lamium orvala. Odd plant in that snails ignore the mature one, but decimate the babies that I have taken from it.
The long border is coming on. I really must get the edging done. There are lots of perennials coming up between the forgetmenots, and the aquilegias are just starting to open.
The pear blossom is looking good. There should be plenty this year if we don't get a sharp frost.
Overwintered cerinthe seedlings are just starting to flower.
Newly planted bulb area, alliums are yet to flower, and the tree lilies are coming up at the back but hidden by forgetmenots.
No idea what sort of hardy geranium this is, it came from a packet of mixed seeds.
Lamium orvala - thanks Berghill
Fidget, aren't the Forget me Nots pretty - we've got them popping up on the Shady Bank - no idea where they came from
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Fidget & Dove & all, lovely gardens.
Dove I must find some room somewhere for a Pamela J, love it.
I'm still waiting for my tulips, almost tempted to prise them open
I think the last ones look like little dragon's mouths