Whats Looking Good In April

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  1. longk

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    Is that in your shelter?
    I've grown P.myrtifolia but it croaked in the harsh winter of 2012/13..............
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      Very pretty flower @longk
      The one in my photo is outside, but in a sheltered spot.
       
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          The Helleborus foetidus have been brightening up parts of the garden all winter
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          Rhubarb pie is back on the menu
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          Just, still, getting plants ready for Open Day (they're in nursery areas all around the garden)
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            @shiney FABBY pics as always :) ...luv the red tailed bumbly my fav shot of course :wub2:
             
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              @BeeHappy We have hundreds of bees flitting around our garden at the moment and loads of Bombylius major. The Pulmonaria and Cowslips are their favourites.

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              And the ladybirds particularly like the variegated Cistus (they don't go onto the green Cistus :scratch:).
               
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                Vestia foetida.................
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                  Pulmonaria :-

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                    Aren't primroses just gorgeous M? My self-seeded ones seem to light up like little beacons amidst the gloom of the rest of the garden.
                     
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                      Great photos @shiney, what's the plant (pale mauve) after the photos of your lovely Pansies?Sure I should recognise it but Altzheimers is fast approacing.
                       
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                        Clematis 'Ovation' in bud really cant wait for this to open WP_20160408_10_52_54_Pro.jpg
                         
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                          @Ian Taylor :wow: now thats going to look sensational :yahoo: ...please post a piccy when in full bloom as i've never seen that variety:spinning: ...im orfff to get some more info on it :ThankYou:
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                            Hi @BeeHappy I found it on ebay from Ireland, it as Plant Breeders Rights on it, if you go on Clematis on the Web, you'll see it in flower
                             
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                              @Ian Taylor
                              Oooooo its very precious ...as well as BOOTiful then :dbgrtmb:.......... thanks for the info will have a look for it :)
                              Do you find it a hardy variety or does it have to been grown in a sheltered spot? im thinking of a bank i have that has Rozanne geraniums on...but it is open to the elements here in the hills ;)
                               
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                              I'll be honest I don't know, I got it has a small plug and grown it on I overwintered it in the greenhouse with no heat, going to pot it on later this year when its finished flowering, in to a deep terracotta pot
                               
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