WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN MAY 2019

Flowers on our "Lollypop acer" in our small front garden






Our trio of acers, I'm trying to get to grow high enough to hide the tub in which our sambucus lives.



The plan is to make the sambucus interchangeable with our Stella cherry on the small patio. If it had more blossom on it I'd have moved the cherry here earlier in the year. Maybe next year.



I gave this acer palmatum a "haircut." (trimmed the skirt with shears).

 

What a lovely garden @Doghouse Riley .

 

Before Wisteria 'Black Dragon' fell over under the weight of the flowers....

The first Iris to open...

And the Clematis....

 

Wisteria Black Dragon I've always wanted B.Dragon but don't have the space its lovely @noisette47

 

It's going to have some major supports put in tomorrow, Perki There were strong ones to cater for the westerlies but it got pushed over by a savage easterly wind Go for it! The French keep their Wisterias practically bonsai'd, so they take up very little space...

 

I've often thought about growing a standard Wisteria, I've already got prolific which is just about to flower unless the frost gets it again. Saw a bonsai wisteria the other day at a show starting to flower very nice.

 

Are you handy with a drill and screwdriver, Perki? OH made me a useful 'umbrella' support from flat section metal strips fixed to a metal pole, then Hammerited. (This was for a standard Wisteria in the UK). I think you can also buy these commercially. Very useful, as you avoid the temptation to have too many branches!

 

@KFF What's no.8 in the last post, please? Is it a botanical Tulip? Very pretty..

 

pink bells


Ordinary sage

Newly planted lupin
the Rose's are looking good

 

Hi @noisette47 it's a tall " lily flowered " Tulip. I can't tell you yet as I'm at home but I'm going to my mom's later so I'll look it up then.