What's Looking Good In April

Thay're really looking good. Our garden is quite a bit slower but has picked up during the last week.

Our yellow epimedium is starting to flowe but the red hasn't yet begun.




Alliums are starting to show their heads.

Christophii


Nigrum



bronze fennel - almost a month late



Agapanthus - thought we had lost them



The first of the geraniums

 

Acer Katsura is recovering from having lost some branches from last year's early drought.



Sophora has only just started to flower



Daphne is doing fairly well



This, yellow, tree peony is budding so I hope there won't be any heavy frosts



exochorda is starting to bud - also a few weeks late



Our Dragon Lillies are just recovering

 

Forgotten the name of this one and Mrs Shiney is not around to remind me!



The hostas in the pots are just poking through - about three weeks late



Honesty has burst into bloom all over the garden



This (think it's an anemone) has suddenly appeared in the cyclamen bed



Silybum marianum is making its usual prickly appearance in the veg plot. As it's attractive, I leave it there.



After having the sprinkler on them for four hours the Tiarella have gone from virtually nothing to this in three days!

 

I don't know whether it's because of the hard winter or just coincidence but the viburnums have done really well. These are two different varieties but I don't know the names.








Our yellow lamiums in the wilder area are beginning to show and contrast well with the pulmonaria and forget-me-nots




This sedum is in the greenhouse at the moment but is quite colourful

 

The rhubarb is recovering well after the deer had feasted on them a few weeks ago


Pear blossom is starting


and so is plum blossom


Peonies have, suddenly, sprung up


Onions are now getting going


and so are the garlic

 

Thanks, Jenny

We usually get quite a lot of them around. The heathers have been attracting bumble bees for a couple of months and the cowslips are now pulling the crowds

 

Cheers, Loli

 

I don't know - but I haven't seen any dead deer lying around!

 

Thanks, longk