Whats Looking Good April 2025

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  1. latimer

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    Everyone’s gardens are looking fantastic!

    I was away for the Easter weekend and came home today to the crab apple in absolute full bloom, i don’t think I’ve ever seen so much blossom on it, so i snapped a few pics along with a few other views.

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    • Jess91

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      @Plantminded I have Orange Rocket and mine never flowers :frown: do you do anything to it? It's supposed to have berries as well but obviously it won't do that without flowers.

      Mine is only a couple of years old, I wonder if that's the reason?
       
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        My new little clematis has started opening up
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          I haven’t had mine that long @Jess91, planted in late January this year, supplied in a 2 litre pot. It’s in a sunny location in sandy, well draining soil. Is yours in similar conditions? Exposed windy sites and late frosts can damage growth. Good luck with yours.
           
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            White Violets spreading in my garden, gifted by a friend several years ago ...

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            Dicentra and Pulmonaria, and golden leaves of Fuchsia 'Geanii' emerging ...

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            Echeveria 'Crispy Beauty' (silly name :frown:)

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              The crab apple has done well. I think apple trees have enjoyed good conditions this Spring and indicate a bountiful harvest this Autumn in my area
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                Tulip called Ballad
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                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                    What are the 1st and 3rd ones please @pete ?
                     
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                      Hi Michael, the first is the strange flowers of Asimina triloba, the American paw paw.
                      The third one is, I believe, Teline canariensis, a type of broom I think.
                       
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                        Thanks @pete, the Asimina is a strange looking flower, I like something unusual but it's a bit too tall a plant for my garden. Do you ever get those fruits on it ?
                         
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                          Yes it fruits quite well considering.
                          They are very sweet, possibly too sweet for me.
                          It's a small tree.
                           
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                            I thought I'd lost tulip linifolia, but it was hiding behind a clump of orthosanthus laxus
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                            Primula seiboldii spreads well in my garden. Two different ones shown here.
                             
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                              @pete. what is the pretty white shrub please?
                               
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                              That's some apple blossom. :smile:
                               
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