What's looking good in April

You have to look hard, but the Aucuba flowers are very pretty I think!



And the Ceanothus is just coming out too.

 

These two cymbidiums were given to me years ago by someone who purchased them in the early sixties, when they wetre still very expensive plants to grow.
The top one is "Dorchester" and the bottom "Papillion" as far as I know.
Both have been outside all winter with only frost protection, they have taken all the wind and rain.

 

Mammillaria, but I'm not sure which one.

 

Doronicum grows like weed for me.



Lst years new rose bed underplanted with mini daffs, and prostrate rosemary (Which is struggeling)

 

My Broom is filling the whole garden with its beautiful scent ....

 

WOW..........Love it.

 

I can smell it from here! I love the scent of broom, takes me way back to childhood!

Superb photos, and plants - I especially like the cacti.

 

Pete, you're certainly having some sunshine for everything to be blooming like it is. I won't discuss my Cymbidium with you ...

Waco, just love your elegant concrete bits and bobs ... I have one very small elegant concrete pot I've had for about 27 years! :( What do you put in the circle for the summer?

Love the scent of broom, Pal, lovely!

 

We are making the most of it LOL, forecast is cooler :(

Pal I was going to post a pic of my broom aswell, ...................trouble is the head fell off.

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Actually, pete, I may talk at some time to you about our Cymbidium as yours are so lovely.

We're due more showers in the week but we'll welcome them!

 

Talking of scent this Brugmansia Suaveolens flowered this weekend the scent in the evening is intoxicating

 

That's lovely walnut. Lucky you! I cut my white and pink ones back and gave the white one to friends last month and they have planted it in the ground and it has about 20 buds on it already.

The pink I kept has healthy new leaves but no buds yet. There's a restaurant about 1km from here that has two pink ones by the tables outside and they are heaving with blooms.

 

Oh the size of the bruggies! I think I already need another greenhouse.

 

Great flowers Walnut and early as well.
What temperature do you keep your tunnel at?
and how do you keep the dreaded red spider at bay?