What's Looking Good In March 2019

Aeonium,

 

Nothing amiss with your geum Gary.....they can and do sulk a little but perk up with warmer weather.

 

Don't look at all the dead leaves....I am in the middle of tidying this bed up...honestly

 

Foxy ivy

and colours:

 

My plum tree Czar over the back wall,
Always a good doer.

 

@Verdun. Thanks for your comments re: geum. Hopefully it will pick up when it's ready. That has always been the weaker half. Something has been nibbling on it though. A lot of my plants show signs of nibbling. None of my primroses/primulas lasted very long.

G.

 

Corydalis solida "George Baker"

Hyacinthella dalmatica

Buddleja officinalis

Ranunculus ficaria

Arum palaestinium

 

As my job involves driving around the countryside I get to see a lot of different gardens and public areas. A lot of them seem to very similar at the moment. Daffodils are of course everywhere. There is a healthy mixture of yellow and white ones, especially along the verges and around seating areas etc. I see a fair few clumps of mascari. I have to say that I dont really get much from them. They look better in photos than they do in reality. I guess they need to be blended in with other colours to really have an effect. A lot of doctors surgery entrances are adorned with bergenia. They have all seemed to flourish in the last week or so. I have one here that flowers on and off all year round. I should take a photo of it at some point. The other thing I notice I'm guessing is aubrieta (or something similar). It all looks very pretty and spring like.

G.

 

Yep, spring down here is in full swing too. Best season of the year I think Colour everywhere from flowers, new shoots, etc. Everything fresh and bright. Everything growing so fast
Mascari is not a favourite of mine either....principally because they are so invasive and I remove as many as I can here
Just as Monty annoyed folks when he said he did not like begonias too much, I feel much the same about crocus. They are colourful, but only for the briefest time; thereafter they are weedy affairs.