One of my favourites ... N. poeticus recurvus ... The narcissus of ancient Greek myth and believed to be the first narcissus to have been cultivated. Gorgeous
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, the fishpond at chateau Jen is a riot of colour this year. The aubretia has gone mental and it's attracting loads of nectar feeders. More bees than I've ever seen for the first week of April, plus the weird and wonderful bee flies that hover and feed like hummingbirds.
Butterfly numbers are also interesting. So far we've seen Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Large White and today, this Peacock.
Hopefully the aubretia will continue to attract nectar feeders until the nearby Buddleia comes into flower.
What a pretty display Jeninkent - no wonder the butterflies are visiting your garden, such beautiful colours and nectar for them to investigate. A lovely arrangement of plants too.
Posts
Daffodil 'Pipe Major'
Last edited: 05 April 2017 21:32:37
GD , you are spot on , just watching my Hawthorn hedges , go from winter bare , spring bud to totally green is great , natures ever changing
A striking daffodil, Alan
Last edited: 05 April 2017 22:03:37
Another daffodil - unknown variety
pheasant's eye?? , N. recurvus??
One of my favourites ... N. poeticus recurvus ... The narcissus of ancient Greek myth and believed to be the first narcissus to have been cultivated. Gorgeous
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, the fishpond at chateau Jen is a riot of colour this year. The aubretia has gone mental and it's attracting loads of nectar feeders. More bees than I've ever seen for the first week of April, plus the weird and wonderful bee flies that hover and feed like hummingbirds.
Butterfly numbers are also interesting. So far we've seen Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Large White and today, this Peacock.
Hopefully the aubretia will continue to attract nectar feeders until the nearby Buddleia comes into flower.
What a pretty display Jeninkent - no wonder the butterflies are visiting your garden, such beautiful colours and nectar for them to investigate. A lovely arrangement of plants too.
They're off to a flying start.
Gosh Hosta they do look healthy, how do you keep the slugs away? Your soil appears to be very dry, what type is it?