What's looking good MARCH 2024

Thanks so much @Bluejayway - I like flower arranging when all I have to do is “plonk”

 

Thank you. It's in a big tub and I drag it into the greenhouse every winter. It isn't a heated greenhouse but the plant still has its foliage and has been flowering since February, so I suppose it would retain its leaves outside too.
I have actually lost a few by planting them in the ground and I believe they require a sheltered spot outside.

 

I agree @Chicky , I love the casual look. If I attempt anything formal it just looks daft!

 

I've got one planted in the ground @OwdPotter and it pretty much keeps its leaves all year round, it's a lovely colour. My only problem has been the family of foxes breaking branches, otherwise very easy to look after.

 

Just deadheaded about a million daffs, or it seemed like that many anyway! Hopefully they’ll do well again next year.

 

One problem I find with most Epimediums is that the new foliage soon hides the flowers, especially if their stems are shortish. Looks like your 'Orangekonigin' has fairly long stems. Here is a pic of my Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ taken today, the flowers will soon disappear in the foliage...

 

Some Hellebores ...





And a self-seeded one ...

 

Some pics of flowering plants taken yesterday and today, in a glorious Spring weather... Tee-shirt weather this afternoon!

Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'



Exochorda macrantha 'The Bride', aka the well-named 'pearl bush' (x2)

Tulipa 'Angélique' at the foot of standard Loropetalum chinense

 

Prunus kojo no mai

 

"Snowtip" daffodils, Muscari "Valerie Finnis" and Hellebore "Merlin" all catching the late afternoon sun rays on my patio.

 

Yes it's important to pick taller or miniature varieties I find @Papi Jo one of the properties we almost bought had a small woodland attached to it...would have loved to add a few in there

 

What a lovely picture @Chicky

Reminds me on my favourite painters, a group of British contemporary painters like Anne Songhurst

 

Narcissus ‘Petrel’ with some tiarella flower spikes. Muscari ‘Night Eyes’ in pots.

 

A new one on me, first time of flowering so not sure if it get any better or not.
Leucadendron.


Aeonium tabuliforme.

 

I thought these were mutant when they came up years ago.
The more the merrier!