what's looking good in april 2012

Yes, but what about the plant?

 

Trunky,
I'd just taken photos of the kerria and muscari as well







This tree peony (pink) has 32 flower buds on it so far


This is a different variety of tree peony (yellow)

 

About two weeks ago the yellow tulips were in bloom


They've almost completely gone over and the reds have taken their place


More colour has started




The Hellebores are still looking good although they have virtually finished (some of the doubles in other parts of the garden are still going strong)


We've already had a couple of meals of rhubarb and it should start growing like mad soon, if we get the promised rain

 

The wilder parts of the garden are just coming along and should look really good in a few weeks. We have clumps of these covering quite a large area










The leaves of the wild bee orchids are just starting to show. We usually have about 20 - 30 of them but last year only two flowered because of the drought. I'm hoping we get the rain to stop the same happening again this year

 

Things are starting to colour up nicely in the garden, thank God Spring is here!:

Fritillaria Imperialis:




Ribes:



Honesty:



The Tulips in the centre border:





The Acer Border:






The Green House border:



We just need the sunshine to bring out the colours!

 

ARMANDII, Your Imperialis is so much in advance of ours. Ours is only just beggining to show a stem! It's the same with the honesty, nowhere near flowering yet. I suppose that even with our trees we are exposed a lot ot the winds coming off the fields around us.

Simbad, Yes, the red cowslips have just started to flower. We've had them for many years and have been quite promiscuous with the yellow ones. We now have them from deep red, through all shades of red and orange to the traditional lovely yellow. Our phytolacca is just showing tiny growth from the base but in a week or two it'll start growing like mad. A very rewarding plant that needs virtually no looking after once established. Why not pot on the seedlings and sell them locally. I'm sure people at gardening clubs would love to have them - just show them a few photos of mine

 

I think you have a shorter and later growing season than us in West Cheshire, Shiney. It is interesting to see how different regions of the UK react to the Seasons and weather

 

Yes, that's why it's important, when people are asking for advice, for members to show what part of the country they live in.