What's Looking Good In April 2020

@Victoria I think we have at least seven lilacs and they are only just beginning to let out their scent. Almost all of them are double doubles - two flower stems per stem and each tiny flower has multiple petals. I think that lilac coloured flower in the picture is one of the few singles.

The tree peony flowers only last 7 - 10 days but that tree keeps the show going for nearly three weeks as all the flowers don't come at once. I counted 42 heads on it last week.

 

Good afternoon the first of my Cystus collection

Cistus Purpureus

 

A few photos snapped today, main greenhouse with forced early spuds and strawberries in containers and a few overwintering tender stuff:



Bergenias:




Daphne still has a few flowers and much scent, this plant has been flowering since January:


A few things popping up amongst the shoots of perspicaria red dragon:

 

Woos Pomegranate shrub

 

Zantedeschia ''Hercules'

 

I know I keep posting this peony but it's progressing very fast and will soon be finished - only about another dozen heads to flower






Not quite sure why they call this a 'black' Iris but it does look a lot darker at times


I've shown this sweet pea as it has been flowering very slightly up till now. There are quite a lot of flowers that are now in bud (counted over a dozen). We forgot to cut it down last season and it's looking a bit tatty but has a wonderful scent. Being white flowers they don't photograph well from a distance.






All the pear blossom has finished and the trees are forming small pears and the apples are doing well. This is one of our best eating apples called Charles Ross

 

Cistus purpureus Plant - 'Alan Fradd'

 

Woos Pelargoniums "Salmon and White"