Yes indeed - and the older I get, the more likely it is that I'll forget exactly where I've planted something the previous season. So lots of little surprises happen...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Marygold the tulip that increases easiest for me is the species tulip. Tulipa sylvestris which is a pretty yellow one.
Cooler this morning and windier but the sun is out and UV 4 so fairly strong. Showers are forecast so I will take my umbrella up the garden with me just in case as I will be working right at the very top which is a long way from shelter. The pear blossom is breaking so no hard frosts wanted now. I love my conference pears.
I'd second that comment about Tulipa sylvestris, Marion - it's the only one I can reliably keep going here in the Pennines. When I lived in Northumberland, Tulipa tarda seeded itself on a sunny, well-drained bank.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Yes I have tulipa tarda in my scree but it is a sessile flower so sometimes is difficult to spot. My friend is pleased with a new to him late flowering daffodil called "Kaydee".
Love epimediums Marion - so delicate-looking but really quite tough in the right place.
I found a plant stall on our local market today selling, among other things, snowdrops "in the green". I bought a clump, split them, and planted them (in a hail shower!) on the shady bank behind the house. You can never have too many snowdrops, in my opinion...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Yes indeed - and the older I get, the more likely it is that I'll forget exactly where I've planted something the previous season. So lots of little surprises happen...
Marygold the tulip that increases easiest for me is the species tulip. Tulipa sylvestris which is a pretty yellow one.
Cooler this morning and windier but the sun is out and UV 4 so fairly strong. Showers are forecast so I will take my umbrella up the garden with me just in case as I will be working right at the very top which is a long way from shelter. The pear blossom is breaking so no hard frosts wanted now. I love my conference pears.
I'd second that comment about Tulipa sylvestris, Marion - it's the only one I can reliably keep going here in the Pennines. When I lived in Northumberland, Tulipa tarda seeded itself on a sunny, well-drained bank.
Yes I have tulipa tarda in my scree but it is a sessile flower so sometimes is difficult to spot. My friend is pleased with a new to him late flowering daffodil called "Kaydee".
Hello all , just back from holiday to France and Ireland
As ever nice photos
Spring is hear the Hawthorn bushes buds are out
Have a nice day
Glad you are back safely GWRS.. Yes my hawthorn buds are breaking too. I have just been caught in a hailstorm and now the sun is shining again.
Dicey weather today for gardening , Windy and showery but I did get some pictures.
Tulipa purissima.
Arabis montana just beginning to flower in the background.
Chionodoxa and white Acis nicaeensis (used to be a Leucojum).
Close-up of the acis whose flowers look too big for ite leaves.
Fritillaria meleagris.
Late white daffodils
A very tall primula.
Primula denticulata alba whose stems are slowly elongating.
Epimedium x versicolor Sulphureum.
Love epimediums Marion - so delicate-looking but really quite tough in the right place.
I found a plant stall on our local market today selling, among other things, snowdrops "in the green". I bought a clump, split them, and planted them (in a hail shower!) on the shady bank behind the house. You can never have too many snowdrops, in my opinion...
Good morning , sun shine and showers today
hoping to do some gardening
have a good day