what's looking good in april 2012

I am a div joolz, we have a whole hedge of hawthorn and blackthorn and just realised this morning while I was washing up thats probably what it was you'd seen,too much wine last night , just came on to tell you, it has looked stunning but nearly finished here now, does make a great hedge, nice and thorny so watch your fingers.

 

Beautiful pictures Shiney love the cowslips I planted some all round our pond in the grass they're just starting to flower, only yellow ones though

 

They are lovely pics shiney i shall google exchorda maybe i could have a mix of spirea,exochorda and blackhawthorn simbad,there isnt much but tall lilacs and thorny shrubs down there, lots of gaps to be filled so it does need a face lift,cheers for all your help

 

Thanks for that. Yes, it could well be the celandine. However, it seems i have different forms, as i also have a white and yellow flower - i'll wait until it get some more flowers and take a pic, as i had nipped all the heads off thinking it was a weed.

 

Mine is nearly fully open Shiney and ARMANDII , waiting till all the flowers are open till I take a picture, wonder whos will be first

 

Tulips a couple of days ago, can't remember the variety, but I personally prefer these to the tall goblet shaped flowers more often seen...

 

I have buds on 2 of my tree peonies , had them 2 years and this is the first time they've had buds,can't wait.

 

Bilbo, its tulip tarda I think. got them too. Will try to grow some of the seeds this year, just for the fun of it. Will have to look up info about these seeds on the internet, but I guess I will sow them as soon as they are ripe and leave them outside over winter and everything will solve itself.. Read somewhere that for these purposes some fine grit on the surface avoids moss and weeds growing, might do that..

 

Looking good ARMANDII, now I'll be out there with my camera tomorrow my exochordas just a little further on , the rest of the gardens not as colourful as yours though, very pretty