My Cottage Garden,..glengarry23.

I mentioned of late that i took cuttings from my Lupins,..below is where the cuttings were taken from on the plant,..where my thumb and finger are,..2 cutting locations.


Helleborus niger,..'Christmas Carol' or also 'Bears Foot',..in bloom at present.

 

Its seldom my Clematis 'Freckles' is without blooms,..at present its giving a good show.








Its beginning to look like Spring,..our Traditional Spring begins on Feb 1st though the official time is 22nd of March.

A no ID Rose in bloom today.


Foxy Molly in her favorite spot,..Cuddly Toys are not mine,..the owner likes to chew them?

 

I failed to capture any images in the garden today as it was dark when i arrived home,..so to fall back on previous blooms,..i grew a whole lot of Hollyhocks some time back,..singles and Doubles,..some were just like Crepe Paper in appearance.

Music By 'Kevin Kendle',..'Skylark'.
A 12 Min long Video,..so have a Coffee in hand.

 

Its a drawback growing Helleborus 'Niger' being white the specks of soil spoil the blooms appearance.



Its a few years since i quit growing Hollyhocks,..at the end of each Season i tended to discard the plant when it finished blooming,..mainly because of the space just one Hollyhock would take up but also due to the unsightly appearance of Hollyhock Rust,..still the odd Hollyhock pops up each Spring,..as like today.



This one next to a Digitalis.


Life appearing on one of last years Hollyhock Stems.


Helleborus Double Ellen 'Red',.. and Double Ellen 'Picotee' ,..showing promise soon.







New life appearing from the Lupin Cuttings,..the ones left outside are at the same stage as the ones put inside the Cold Greenhouse.






Satisfaction today,..three Scissors i lost in the garden last Season could be seen now that there is less cover for them to hide.

 

Saxifraga hypnoides 'Densa',..really appearing Very dense from all the rain it got.



Plectranthus madagascariensis 'Variegated Mintleaf also named Madagascar Spurflower'
this has thrived over the Autumn and Winter in its new location,..alas it may have to be cut back as its crowding my Sempervivium tectorum 'Hens and Chicks'.



A Summer and Autumn flower with a huge amount of variations,..Mimulus 'Mimulus guttatus',..
I received some seeds to grow these back in May 2016,..just a few and loved them,..alas never came across seeds for them ever since.















May 2016

Music By Fridrik Karlsson 'Summer Wind',..8 mins long.

 

No recent blooms so reverting back to 2012,..Roses in September.

Music by Secret Garden 'Elegie',..5mins 46 secs long.

 

Another blast from the past.
Summer Roses 2015,..8mins long.
Music by Diane Arkenstone,..'The Healing Spirit'.

 

Going back even further to June of 2014 when it was warm enough to leave the Amaryllis outdoors.

Music By Fridrik Karlsson 'Fantasy',..11 mins and 57 secs long.

 

While waiting for new blooms in my garden the video below might brighten up viewers days,..
the video made by my friend 'Bella' who resides in Australia though the video was made on her visit to California Mendocino Gardens.

MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS ✿❀ڿڰۣ The only public garden in the continental United States directly in front of an ocean... (stretching from highway 1 to the pacific coast)... this 47 acre garden oasis on the Califorian Coast is located at Fort Bragg in Northern California. MENDOCINO COAST BOTANICAL GARDENS... or more affectionately know as the 'Garden by the Sea' is a paradise of foliage, plant life and nature working in harmony with mankind... as well as a magnificent forest of pines, a nicely groomed easy 1/2 mile walk leads to the spectacular rocky coastline and craggy bluffs overlooking the rugged Pacific Coast. Along the edges of the bluff are plants adapted to poor, rocky soils and salt-laden winds. This rare botanical jewel offers everything from colourful floral displays to thunderous waves... the mild maritime climate makes it a garden for all seasons. The gardens are known for its rhododendrons, with peak season April through May.


Music by Pianist and Composer 'Masako Music',..'A Tale Of Lonely Otter'.

 

Blooms captured today.

Hellebore 'Double Ellen Picotee'






Hellebore 'Niger/Bears Foot/Christmas Carol'.


Hellebore 'Pink Lady'.



Its one of those years where the Geraniums in the Greenhouse kept their foliage up to now,..one has bloomed.

 

A different view of Hellebore 'Pink Lady'.


The first blooms from Pulmonaria officinalis 'Lungworth'






Still doing its best to please and it never seems to stop whatever the season,..image from yesterday.

Clematis 'Freckles'.



Primula vulgaris 'Common Primrose',..captured yesterday,..showing signs that there are wee Slugs tasting the foliage,..so time to spray the 'Neem Oil Mix' before they get settled in.

 

My Greenhouse has a sort of light Perspex Panels so when there is a storm,..like just now,..the wind blows the panels which are on top,.. inwards,..then they make a booming noise as they pop back into position,..so today i placed matting on top then a large stone on each panel to keep the panels inwards,..its worked fine,..oh the stones were not too heavy for purpose

Delphiniums protruding from the soil today,..so i had to cover them with Chicken Wire as in the past i have lost some to birds breaking off the new shoots while they searched for worms.





Today was the time to cut back the foliage on my Amaryllis Bulbs,..i always wait until new shoots appear before doing this,..in the belief that while there is healthy foliage showing since the last blooms appeared,..the bulb is still alive.

New Shoots.






The top right,..and bottom left were divided today as the bottom left is a Pup.






Clivia 'Minata',..also called 'Forest Lily' and 'Caffre Lily',..now has a spread of 94 cm=3ft 1inch.


The Bulbs were the same size when planted but the one below is far slower to spread.

 

I love Kaffir Lilies, even for their luxurious leaves ... would like to see your when in bloom. I am thinking of getting some mixed colour ones.

 

@Victoria ,..they produce a very attractive flower,..mine have bloomed indoors when the plant was approx 3 years old,.. they are kept indoors along with my Amaryllis as they are of the same family,.. your climate would suit them outdoors most of the time,..mine are as below when in bloom,..there are Peach,..Yellow,..White blooms but harder to get.


Mine have bloomed in May and sometimes September.

 

Hellebore Double Ellen 'Picotee'



Hellebore Double Ellen 'Red'