What's looking good this March?

acacia pravissima, and it smells of almonds.

 

Wonderful Pete - I am deeply envious

 

Violet....wild thing.

 

Dracunculus Vulgaris - this one planted in greenhouse, I was not sure how reliably hardy they were.



I have them popping up all over the garden now, this one even comming through my car park!

 

Pete, there 'was' an A. Prav near here but it was cut down :( although it never flowered as profusely as yours. I have a seedling about 1ft high, so a long way to go! BTW 7 Bauhinia Y. are up and have 2 pairs of true leaves.

 

Perhaps mine is a bit special then strongy.

Only sowed my Bauhinia seed last weekend and its not showing yet.

 

We have that Acacia, pete ... all of them smell wonderful and they've been going for a month of more now here, just incredible.

So jealous of and love roders wild violet ... have tried them two/three times here but nada ...

Absolutely no luck with my Bauhinias either ... :eek:

 

I was quite pleased during the week to be able to gather together a few pots to put at my front door, making a colourful wee display in March.



I planted primroses in old coping stones and pots out the front too, they really are quite cheery (even though a nasty slug blighter found them first!)

 

Don't you just love Spring time!




[ 25. March 2007, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

 

I didn't grow it, it managed that all by itself, but it still looks good against a blue sky.

 

Lovely blues and violet, Pal, with the ladybird!

The gorse is beautiful, pete, it's everywhere here now ... well, in the areas it grows, not in my orchards obviously!

 

Chionodoxa siehei 'Glory of the Snow'





These little dainties start blooming at the end of February in sheltered sunny spots and will continue into April in fairly dark shade. They grow anywhere the bulbs can get a foothold and seem to love gravel paths. Normally about 4" to 6" tall they will also grow up through ground cover shrubs until they reach the light.

Best naturalised or grown in banks. They seed freely so can be invasive but they are so bright and cheery I forgive 'em for it :D