Whats Looking good May 2024

Looks like Hensol Violet, @zenj is it?

 

Yes Grew from seed sown Jan 2022 so first time it’s flowered.

 

I really like H.V. but find it doesn't live long, so I always collect seed.

 

What is looking good in my garden?
Not a lot!
The Camassias are just going over, the cream ones are just coming into flower. The primroses have been decimated by slugs in the last few days. The obelisk with the autumn flowering clematis has been blown over, the rosemary is leaning periously close to the ground, the peonies are up and showing flower buds, the dandelions are in full flower and the field grass is going great guns. The two areas where I weed killer sprayed are looking satisfyingly dead.
The weeds look wonderful!

 

Ferns nearly there.

 

Oh dear @Goldenlily26, but it can only get better from now on

 

No nibbling on that lovely hosta!

 

@Plantminded thanks for that- I grew it when I was in Nottinghamshire on claggy clay so probably explains its demise. My soil here is a bit clay even though I'm not far from the coast, but definitely acidic, so maybe worth another try.
Everybody else's garden seems so far ahead of mine. I can only assume the very low light levels due to practically incessant rain (and cool conditions despite what Met Office claim) are slowing things down.

 

I have stacks of fronds looking like the pics above but mine are bracken. An absolute nightmare to get rid of. Must get spraying again, before the spores begin flying.
I must remember to check the quince tree to see if there are any flower buds. No sign of them from the house. The pear tree had a lot of blossom but it was stripped by the last storm so no pears again. The early apple tree looks promising but not many pollinators around.

 

My neighbour’s ceanothus — every spring he says “it’s going to die soon”… think it’s been around since 2016


And my tulips, still around with the cooler weather — Vincent Van Gogh, Queen of Night, Slawa and Uncle Tom

 

Couple of shots, things starting to emerge now it's warming up

 

@Athelas that's a lovely combination of colours in your set of tulips
@RoddersUK - your garden looks gorgeous! Which fern is that?

 

Japanese painted fern, I have so many around the garden, split so easy.
That one there is doing particularly well!

 

The resident hedgehog must be in that bed! A couple of others have been nibbled in another bed. That's a fairly new hosta. @RoddersUK has a gorgeous one in his garden photo.

 

Indeed he does, @Busy-Lizzie. Lovely, @RoddersUK!