We have had a warm, mainly dry, spell with temperatures quite high for this time of the year so far, but have been dogged by a persistent cold wind which we get here. The garden is wakening up and the magnolias and early blossoms are in evidence not far from here but I am still vary wary of any late frosts which may occur.
I haven’t any A. nemorosa now unfortunately but I am always pleased to see these lovely spring flowers emerge.
The Bleeding Heart is one of the earliest herbaceous perennials to flower, and is always welcome. I think the emerging flower stems have a rather surreal quality about them. Dicentra was a lot easier to remember!
All lysimachias tend to be garden thugs, but I have never been able to resist the little yellow flowers contrasted against the deep purple of the leaves of ‘Fire Cracker’
The beautiful clusters of flowers of osmanthus have been out for the last week or so which means I have managed to enjoy their wonderful scent in the warm weather we have been having. All too often the whole of the flowering season is under grey skies. Apologies for the out of focus bit!
The buds on this acer are just opening, fingers crossed there is no severe frost now. The winter damaged tip has been taken off.
First of the tall primulas to emerge for me. Primula denticulata used to be a common site a few years ago, but not so much now. Shame really I find the powder blue flowers and farinose leaves and flower stems quite attractive and very welcome at this time of the year..
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Lots of lovely stuff here. That little primula is adorable and I wish I could be closer to enjoy the osmanthus perfume. My bleeding heart is only just thinking about breaking the surface, I must give it a stern talking to!
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Thank you, I hope that the bleeding heart is listening!
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It’s that magical time of year when the growing season really gets going. In my part of the U.S., we’ve had some mild days but we’ll soon have a few days of cold weather…then a long stretch of “normal” spring temperatures. It’s fun to witness which plants thrive in these conditions. Your Anemones are lovely.
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Thank you, I love this time of the year, spring is my favourite season. My only reservation is that sometimes plants that you hope to see again don’t appear. Then it’s back to the drawing board!
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Ha, another Sixter friend of primulas and anemones blanda today!
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Hi, hadn’t seen your post but amazing. Primulas are one of my things, candelabra primulas were in fact what led me into a fascination with larger Himalayan plants after several years of growing smaller alpines. Anemone blanda just cheers me up!
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Pretty anemones, I love their blue colours.
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Always welcome, not too many blues around at this time of year.
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The osmanthus looks a show.
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It has been particularly good this year.
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