Whats Looking Good In May 2023

Gorgeous iris (irises?) @noisette47 . I remember when our dear armandii was trying to decide which ones to get! I love the orange and white one. Some are scented - are yours?

 

The nearer they are to the species, the better the perfume, @CarolineL I've got a clear yellow that came from Coton Manor Garden originally that smells wonderful, and a very ordinary-looking pale blue that scents the border. It bugs me that I no longer have the name of the species of the yellow one. It stands wetter soil than most iris germanica, but it's not pseudocorus .

 

Down the garden path ...

 

Good evening. After the rain:

 

Lovely and fresh ... wish we could have some rain!

 

I have about 2000 tulips in bloom and here’s one lot. One of our beloved cats passed away last Monday so he is buried by his favourite sleeper seat and has some tulips.

 

It's always a bit upsetting when one of our pets dies. We used to have 5 little dogs & they all died within the same year! The youngest one was the first! Four of them had been under veterinary treatment for a number of years but sadly they didn't live for many years after being diagnosed with heart problems. The only one who didn't die of his heart had a brain problem & had terrible fits. For a couple of years he walked around in a kind of daze & couldn't do practically anything fort himself.

 

How sad @Balc, losing all 5 in a year. Sure they had the best life they could with you though. Our cat was a rescue as are all our animals. He has his tulips which will be replaced with dahlias and cosmos next.

 

1st of the Irises and a couple more newly awaken ones.

 

Dutch Iris

Azara serrata

Hawthorn

 

Awww I love seeing everyone's bloomers () ,so uplifting.

 

Just came out to the greenhouse , the rain has arrived.

A few more pics were taken.