yes Joyce, I hadn't thought of it like that. That farmer spends a lot of effort getting as much as he can from his river paddocks as well up on the slopes. He always gets top price for his sheep. He is a really kind farmer to his livestock. They all rush over to him when he drives into the paddocks.
They are very pretty but they are what we call Spanish bluebells and people are worrying that they will take over from the native English ones as they are very vigorous. The English ones are scented. Bit like grey squirrels chased away the red ones!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Ok, BL, thanks for that info. Isn't it typical that people get Tricked into buying things like that. The Diggers people are usually very good about things like that, but since we don't have your native bluebells, they probably didn't worry.
Lovely irises Pat, are those Lily of the Valley in the bluebell bed? I'm very jealous if they are as l can't get them to thrive in my garden and I've tried to give them a spot with the conditions they enjoy. It is odd to see your lovely spring blooms when I've just started clearing away for the winter.
Yes lilysilly, they are Lily of the Valley. They do seem to take over the bed. I was given a few bulbs about 7 years ago and just plonked them in that bed at the south end of the house. Just to explain our upside down situation, the south side is the coldest and least sunny side, so they must like it there.
they have buds at the moment, I just noticed, so they will complement the blue of the bells.
Here are some more photos from this morning. This is Grevillea wilkinsonii. It's considered to be on the endangered list, but it self seeds quite a lot here, so I've transplanted several around the place. The bees and butterflies love it.
The Grenvillea is a handsome shrub. It seems to be very happy in your garden. I really like the shape of the leaves and the flowers. More beautiful irises Pat, l love bearded irises. They are one of my favourite flowers and l have a few in my garden, including a few deep purple ones, Black Knight is a favourite. Also a few yellow ones and some bi - colours. I do wish they had a longer flowering season though. I expect you're wondering why I'm awake at this late hour. I just can't sleep tonight. My daughter was home for a long weekend from uni, and even though l know she's back safe and sound my brain won't switch off. So it's lovely to see your photos ? thanks.
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Spring seems to have arrived quickly Pat. Second pic with so many shades of green is so restful
yes Joyce, I hadn't thought of it like that. That farmer spends a lot of effort getting as much as he can from his river paddocks as well up on the slopes. He always gets top price for his sheep. He is a really kind farmer to his livestock. They all rush over to him when he drives into the paddocks.
They are very pretty but they are what we call Spanish bluebells and people are worrying that they will take over from the native English ones as they are very vigorous. The English ones are scented. Bit like grey squirrels chased away the red ones!
Ok, BL, thanks for that info. Isn't it typical that people get Tricked into buying things like that. The Diggers people are usually very good about things like that, but since we don't have your native bluebells, they probably didn't worry.
Lovely irises Pat, are those Lily of the Valley in the bluebell bed? I'm very jealous if they are as l can't get them to thrive in my garden and I've tried to give them a spot with the conditions they enjoy. It is odd to see your lovely spring blooms when I've just started clearing away for the winter.
Yes lilysilly, they are Lily of the Valley. They do seem to take over the bed. I was given a few bulbs about 7 years ago and just plonked them in that bed at the south end of the house. Just to explain our upside down situation, the south side is the coldest and least sunny side, so they must like it there.
they have buds at the moment, I just noticed, so they will complement the blue of the bells.
Here are some more photos from this morning. This is Grevillea wilkinsonii. It's considered to be on the endangered list, but it self seeds quite a lot here, so I've transplanted several around the place. The bees and butterflies love it.
The Grenvillea is a handsome shrub. It seems to be very happy in your garden. I really like the shape of the leaves and the flowers. More beautiful irises Pat, l love bearded irises. They are one of my favourite flowers and l have a few in my garden, including a few deep purple ones, Black Knight is a favourite. Also a few yellow ones and some bi - colours. I do wish they had a longer flowering season though. I expect you're wondering why I'm awake at this late hour. I just can't sleep tonight. My daughter was home for a long weekend from uni, and even though l know she's back safe and sound my brain won't switch off. So it's lovely to see your photos ? thanks.
I hope you eventually nodded off Lilysilly. It's horrible to be just lying there.
ive been to town today and not long back - it's 5.15pm here.
glad you liked the flowers. I'm afraid I don't get out to look after them like they should be, nowadays, but they still keep flowering for me anyway.
Love the colour of your Irises, Pat. If you don't have English bluebells then having Spanish ones doesn't matter. They are lovely anyway.