What's Looking Good in April 2022

Some Hawthorn blossom where i walk Berry

 

We went on what should've been a lovely walk and this was one of many pretty signs of Spring we came across .



I 'm now paying for it as I've run out of my hay-fever medication and my eyes are really bad.

 

Only swept the balcony today & did a little watering.

 

Came across this unusual daffodil in my garden.

 

Hi, this is what’s looking good in my garden but I had picked them this morning

 

Wow @shiney I am very jealous of your blackbirds and robins nesting so close, must be lovely to see. How big of a space is the ivy on?
We have had blue tits looking in our nest boxes but I think they've found somewhere they like better unfortunately as I put out some of our dog's fur for them to use as nesting materials and I saw one flying off with a big beak full, wish I'd had the camera, looked very cute!

 

As you know I harvested Alstroemeria seeds from a bouquet. Experts say: 3 weeks in moist compost at room temp, then 3 weeks in the fridge, then
2-3 weeks at room temp to germinate. And to be prepared for dismal results. This is day 14 of the first stage. Weird seeing white cotylodons and startling to see anything at all!

Looks good to me!

 

@Sienna's Blossom they love fur don't they. I use to collect fur from my parents dogs ....it certainly didn't last long. We use to find old nests in the trees and shrubs all snuggly lined with the fur!

 

Its wonderful @shiney - I have some ivy in our new garden but if I had more space I'd cover a wall with it like that, so good for the wildlife.

 

A quick look around.



Woo.








Grass ready for emergency patching.




Rockery.




Mixed bag.



My favourite thug Artmesia Verigata.



Toms.ready to plant out.



Oxalis Triangularis Purpurea ready to plant out.




Runner beans ready to plant out.



Ready for the rain …..if it ever comes.

 

A visitor to my garden was being a little bombastic to say the least about certain things I had said about gardening as evidently Monty Don did not advocate what I was saying on various subjects. I don’t watch Gardeners World as living in Scotland much of what is talked about is not particularly relevant so whether the visitor was correct or not, I am not sure. Anyway she was insistent that Rhododendrons should not be grown in full sun….I showed her these in FULL sun. This bed of Rhododendron have only just started to flower, there are hundreds of buds waiting to open! I rest my case.