Beginning of May pics

After planting some stuff over the last week, I thought I'd take a few photees to share with you all.
It seems well ahead compared to this time last year!

The lawn has had a weed/feed treatment so isn't in the best shape yet, plus the little uns are booting a ball around and ripping it up!

I've planted some clematis at the front and side of the summerhouse so hopefully by the end of the summer it should be romping away!

 

Looking good already mate!
How come you don't get white bird poo down your black fences like it do

 

I do, I just clean it orf my boy

 

I like your garden al. Nice planting. Do you cringe every time a ball flies into the borders?

Gazania

 

It's looking immaculate already Al n. How about this cold snap? Worried about the Impatiens or Petunias in the baskets?
Jenny

 

Thank you!

Err, no, I mean yea, sometimes, especially with the hard ones!

 

Thank you!

I've got a load of fleece at the ready so not too worried. It's amazing how the summerhouse and the fences radiate the heat out after the suns been on them!! The baskets are easily moved inside the summerhouse as well.

 

Thanks dude. There are loads popping through now so I reckon in about 2 months it's going to be a riot of colour, cannas, dahlias, peony's, ligularias, hemerocallis, Lillie's, acers, cardoons etc....
Hopefully, it'll be huge too! Feeding well now too with phostrogen and tomorite.

The tree peony I've had for 3 years, and this year it's got a single flower bud on and it's huge! Can't wait for that to burst open.

 

Looks amazing Aln...I can't get over how I had doubts about the black fencing when you first mentioned it ,it shows off the planting brilliantly

I saw these chaps when I was out and about the other day and thought of you

 

Super garden Aln The giraffe area is stunning , what fern is that ?

 

Thanks loli ,

Those giraffes are gorge, I'd love some more, but I have no pennies!

 

Thanks Harry!

The fern is a diksonia antartica