What's looking good in March 2014

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    @longk Not quite either. It's in the Same family, Crassulaceae, but is Sedum compressum - a very nice alpine.

    We've had them for many years and they live in the cold greenhouse through the winter. They're not fully hardy - hardier than Echiveria but not as much as Sempervivum. Supposedly to just below zero. Our greenhouse definitely gets below zero!

    They're not only grown for their flowers but for the good colour of the leaves.
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      my back door spring garden
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      [​IMG]The smell of the Hyacinths is gorgeous, the pot on the right is all the tulip pips I threw in one pot, to keep them together and grow on.
      Really love that daffodil.
       
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        Here's a Primrose

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          Loving the primroses. I'm lucky enough to have lots in the garden and they flower for ages.

          Great pics of Philip @silu. He seems a right character.

          @shiney What is the lilac flower in your pic? I have some popped up this year, in lilac, white and pink, and can't remember planting them, though I obviously did! Are they little anemones?
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            Looks like that's not all it's covered in Shiney. :heehee: Get a lot of pigeons in your garden do you?

            In the same photo, are those the seed heads from last year's Honesty I can see hiding away? Looks like it's going to be a good year for Honesty, I've got loads of seedlings appearing in my garden this spring, how about you?
             
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              A bit of this and a bit of that in the borders
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                Great shot of the Crocus Armandii! It's a winner! :dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  Glad you like it, Sheal!!! It was taken with a second hand 30 year old Pentax f.2.8 50mm Macro lens that still does the job.:snork:
                   
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                    You're right about the lens, but it's still only as good as the eye that's behind it! :)
                     
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                      This was it slightly further away.
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                        That's good too but I prefer the artistic 'touch' of the other one. :)
                         
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                          Ahh, the last was just to show how close you can get with a macro lens:snork:
                           
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                              Yes - to all three questions.
                               
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