Whats Looking Good in March 2023

Maybe I'll stick them in the oven next time I make a sponge

 

I grow freesias over winter, cold greenhouse, to flower around Easter. Then after the foliage dies down, the bulbs are lifted and kept in the shed over the summer where they get a good bake, replant in autumn and move to greenhouse when growing before worst frosts. Nearly got caught out in December.
The one year I didn't get flowers was after a particularly cool dull summer.

 

Freesia scent some colours are more scented than others, plain yellow single is good, doubles tend to be less scented in my experience.

 

They're very variable here in a sheltered border. Some years they're in flower at Christmas and other years it's March or even April. The most highly-coloured ones have the least scent.

 

The dark coloured ones are the headiest here.

 

Beautiful Vicky ..... It's gorgeous fragrance is wafting over.....mmmmmmmm!!!

 

Spashes of Spring colour.

 

Nice and colourful Upsy.

 

The Callistemon viminalis (both trunks) look fantastic ...



(This photo taken with a different phone)

Van and Munchkin enjoying the morning sun with us ...

 

One from yesterday. Weather too horrible to take more photos today. Roll on some warmer sunny days.

 

Ipheion "Rigel"

Geranium tuberosum this hardy geranium is dormant over summer and then comes back from tubers; in Turkey the tubers are eaten.

 

Iochroma ...




Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret Violet sprouting leaves with Dwarf Cosmos Vega from seed underplanted ...

 

I have been growing kale redbor for a few years and leave some to grow to 3 or 4 foot tall just for winter colour. Here is one of them earlier today.

 

And finally , the 7th Camellia bush in the front garden has joined the others :
JURY'S YELLOW
Jenny namaste