What's Looking Good In May 2013

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  1. nFrost

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    A couple from today:


    Last years Fennel that I had to rescue
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    The amazing imagination of nature
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    Hedge Garlic
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    Three headed daff, aka "Cerberus"
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      Tulips 017.JPG Few of my Tulips / others
       
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          Some trees in the communal garden are just starting to look really good Cherry trees 5 5 2013 001.JPG now.
          Adult weeping cherry, and below - the youngster
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          A section of white ornamental cherry

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          And finally, this tree is a mass of buds - about to explode
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            Lovely Jenny...so pretty:wub2:
             
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            Well, the borders are beginning to show Spring colour to show it's really here:
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              Ipheon "Alberto Castillo" blooming well.................
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              And close up.............
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              Saxifraga "Peter Pan"..................
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              The first of the Queen of the Night Tulips................
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              The Bluebells are coming out everywhere................
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              Muscari looks good close up..................
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              Arum maculatum (a weed, but I love them!)...............
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              Euphorbia................
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              Pear blossom...............
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              And finally, the ornamental Cherry.................
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                Good old Shiney's alluding to my only double-flowered tulip here, but I'll take the blow with dignity (as I'm getting older today)! ;):biggrin:

                Longk, I'll try to find such saxifraga in Bulgaria, it's inspiring!
                I enjoyed ARMANDII's pics...
                And I dream there was a 'Love' button for Jenny's post!:wub2:
                 
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                Thank you Angelina. It is so nice to share this miracle of growth with like minded people here on GC. We don't just walk on by , we look at things more closely and get a certain "feel good buzz" don't we? I love seeing all of your great piccies,
                thank you,
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                I wish I could write like Robert Browning!

                May is so beautiful:
                Orchards are fair;
                Branches of fruit trees
                Make gardens of air.

                Flowers of fragrance
                Bloom in the light;
                Fall like the snowflakes
                Showering white.

                Orchards of heaven
                Grow with a grace,
                And like a blessing
                Perfume the place.
                Helen Maring

                The borders have, suddenly, started to fill in nicely.

                Unfortunately, the deer ate the heads off most of our tulips! A few survived.
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                  Our Exochorda is only just starting to open. Yesterday we went to visit some open gardens a couple of miles away and their Exochorda were in full bloom!

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                  Tree peonies are coming along now.
                  This one doesn't usually open until June
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                  But this one is usually finished by now
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                  As you may have noticed - cowslips, and their relatives, seed themselves everywhere in our garden.
                  This lot only appeared amongst this grass this year
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                  And this lot appeared last year
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                    The Tiarella has suddenly grown about 12" in four days!!

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                    The first of the geraniums has just started. The others still have no buds on.
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                    and the red epimedium is just starting
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                    Chelsea Jacket is now coming on well in this warm weather
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                    And Bowles Mauve is trying to catch up
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                    Sophora woke up last week and is trying hard to catch up on the month it seems to have missed
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                      Blue swathes are marching through the garden

                      Herb garden
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                      part of the veggie plot
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                      And the Rosemary seems to have caught the enthusiasm for blue
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                      Last year we had no pears but the trees seem to be working hard at trying to give us two year's crop this time.
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                      The rhubarb is now shooting ahead after the first crop got eaten by the deer
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                        Spring appears to have arrived here.....at last!!:
                        The colours seem to glow in the sunlight, especially late afternoon:
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                        Queen of Night tulips - so velvety!
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                        And the rosemary, not bothered by the freezing nights, and cold days:
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                          I would be living on Venison now!
                          Despite that, it's looking good on your patch Shiney!
                           
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