What's looking good in March 2014

When we lived in Ireland we had a chaffinch who used to stand and shout until we gave him some of the dogs (soaked) biscuits.

 

Soldanella Villosa a new purchase that I spotted in the shade section of the GC yesterday, just need to find the right spot in the wood for it now needs moist but well drained soil, related to the primrose, anyone else grown this? any tips welcome.

Ribes Sanguineum 'White Icicle' looking glorious, always earlier than the pinks, spot the bee :-)

Hellebore 'Argutifolius' open at last.

Corydalis solida 'Incisa' a new purchase last spring from Harrogate spring fair, thought it'd died as the minute I planted it it whilted and died back, nice to see it emerge again.

Bit of a blurry picture. windy yesterday, of another hellebore seedling flowering for the first time.

 

My obelisk, still standing!

 

Daffs looking good:

 

Just done the "slug run" and saw this - Hermodactylus tuberosus......................


I am so chuffed that I had to share it straight away!

 

And we're off!



A few wildflowers from the front garden:

 

The garden is really waking up now - daffs adding lots of colour

 

One of my must have plants Shiney

 

Anenome blanda................


Scilla siberica...................

 

My Trilliums are just starting to flower. Boy are they slow to increase. I have had this clump for oh about 20 years! Originally bought 3 small plants at big expense and they haven't exactly bulked up much. However about 4 years ago I spied some seedlings, carefully lifted them (Trilliums at any stage resent being moved) and potted them up. This year the seedlings
have appeared and I have at least 10 which are going to flower for the 1st time. Now, I'm going to have the tricky business of getting them safely out of the huge pot I've had them in and into the garden, if I bust any I will !!!! Of all my Spring flowering plants Trilliums have to be my favourite just wish they weren't so slow to make a nice big clump.

 

Gorgeous!! what are they?