What's Looking Good In May 2013

Love the euphorbia Bilbo which one is it, at first I though Firecracker but its not as orangey as mine ?
A lovely daylily friend sent me a small plant last year of Euphorbia 'Stigiana' its nearly ready for planting out now although I'm a bit scared, she told me its on the endangered list!!!, I'm worried I'll kill it it needs a sheltered spot which isn't good when you live on top of a hill!!!, think I'm going to plant it at the bottom of the garden with the wood to shelter it hopefully I've found the perfect spot, other euphorbias do quite well here so fingers crossed.

 

Beautiful - brings back the childhood memories when there were so many of them wherever you walked and always looked so cheerful.

 

Lovely colours Shiney - The yellow ones almost look like paper.

 

Isn't it great that almost every day there is something else in the garden to please us?
Last year I cut a fuschia right back as it was dying - It has now started shooting again and looks very healthy.



Fuchsias


Solomons Seal


Clematis Montana

A plant stack with a variety of plants

 

Canna Cleopatra which Pete kindly gave me last year



Canna Stuttgart

 

Clematis Montana 'Marjorie'

Berberis flower

Polemonium Purple Rain Strain

New Acer foliage

Rosa 'Canary Bird'

 

Really lovely Simbad - like the colour of the Purple Rain.

 

Thanks Granny Annie and ARMANDII
I might try your trick of planting bulbs under my perennials ARMANDII at least that way I won't do my usual trick of digging them up

 

First tree Peony open, only in their second year of planting so this is the only flower on this one

 

Lovely pics everyone! Love that Clematis Simbad! And what stunning colours Armandii!! It really cheers up a grey day!