Yesterday was a downpour of torrential proportions and later this afternoon it will be the same, if not worse because of the high winds that are forecast. My roof has now been fixed, new tiles on the front and back ridges and old ones reset along the main ridge, but the conservatory is still waiting for the glass to be made, not looking forward to tonight! Plants though can cope better, so in a short spell of dry weather yesterday I popped out to take my photos for today, I was spoilt for choice, it wasn’t easy just choosing 6!
No 1 Ypsilandra thibetica.
Ypsilandra thibetica fascinates me, the name as well as the flower. I have been meaning to move it into the woodland, into the damp soil where the fritillaries are as it seems quite happy in the bog garden but I don’t often go up there at this time of year because it is quite often flooded. This is the first year that I have found a seedling of it flowering away about 10 ft from the parent, at the edge of the lawn where it is sitting in water!
No 2 Corydalis solida.
My original Corydalis solida is the purple flower in the centre, all the others are seedlings, pink and purple.
One of the seedlings has formed a nice round ball, the colour is very similar to C. Beth Evans.
More red in colouring is C. George Baker which is planted in the woodland and seems happy there.
No 3 Galanthus Polar Bear.
My last snowdrop to flower, Galanthus Polar Bear, a nice little snowdrop.
No 4 Acer Sango Kaku
When the sun does come out, it catches the new foliage of this Acer in the woodland which is always the first of my acers to come into leaf. The new foliage is so pretty and contrasts nicely with the coral stems.
No 5 Chionodoxa.
Looking very pretty on the alpine scree at the moment are lots of bulbs of Chionodoxa Pink Giant. They have increased such a lot over the years, maybe I can take some and plant them elsewhere.
No 6 Tulipa humilis
My first tulips are tiny ones on the alpine scree, this one always wins the race, with the others not far behind, but they do need sunshine to make them open their flowers! This one is Tulipa humilis.
I will just slip in an extra one with a long view of the woodland.
I like this view as it shows all the different colours in the woodland at the moment, all the white of the snowdrops is fast becomming a memory, only 9 months to wait for it to all start again!
That is my six for this week, thanks to Jon The Propagator for organising, do pop over to him to see gardens from around the world.
Lovely choices for this week, my favourite was the tulips.
Thanks Rosie, if only the sun would shine when I’m taking photos of tulips, it is shining beautifully today!
Not seen that short tulip before, I bet it is glorious when open. Nice to see a long view of your spring flowers.
The tulip is blue in its centre when it opens like a star Noelle. The woodland is my favourite place at the moment, I have to have my daily wander there!
Lovely photos. Perhaps when you struggle to show just 6 photos you could try 16 or 60….. I’m sure none of us would complain !
Thanks Mary! I think Jon might have something to say and remind me of the rules!!
Your woodland looks so welcoming. Love the little tulips. Hope the weather calms down for you.
The woodland is so pretty at the moment Susie, I look forward to my wander there each day.It is pouring down with very strong winds at the moment and I think it will carry on all night, but hopefully there won’t be any damage this time.
I love the view of your woodland garden. And what a fabulous group of pink Chionodoxa. I love corydalis too and the way you get seedlings in so many different shades. My last snowdrop is a large flowered Galanthus plicatus. I am very impressed that your Ypsilandra seeded. Mine is long gone, it only lasted for a couple of years.
I was amazed Liz when I found the seedling Ypsilandra flowering, the first time that has happened in about 15 yrs, or maybe I have deadheaded it in the past and forgot last year! I’m also enjoying all the corydalis seedlings and make sure that there is a nice mulch of leaf mould for the seeds to fall into. The woodland is a very special place for me, especially at this time of year.
I’m glad you popped in the extra photo at the end. It was lovely to see the woodland border. The Chionodoxa have done so well for you. They look fabulous.
Now that the snowdrops have almost finished, suddenly the woodland is so colourful, it is improving year on year. The Chionodoxa have increased well, I’m thinking I must move some elsewhere when they finish flowering.
I love the long view of the woodland and the new foliage of the acer is very pretty indeed.
The Acer is in the woodland Graeme and really shows up when the sun shines. I’m glad you like the long view of the woodland, it is my favourite part of the garden for the first 6 months of the year.
You have reminded me I had an ypsilandra but think I moved it – will have to check and see if I still have it! That little hummock of corydalis is lovely, isn’t it, as is that teeny tulip.
I’ve been reading Cathy that they like really moist soil so that is maybe why they are happy in my bog garden and the seedling at the edge of the lawn there which has been under water all winter! The coydalis are all lovely, such pretty little flowers.
I can well imagine you were spoilt for choice Pauline. The Ypsilandra thibetica looks most unusual, I have not heard of it before. Sounds like something that would do well here! I am glad to hear all the repairs are on the way to be mended.
So many new plants flowering each day Denise, it was a hard choice!The Ypsilandra is an unusual looking plant and I always get a surprise when it suddenly appears, I think I chose it for its name and also one year I decided to order my plants starting at the back of the catalogue instead of the front!
Some delights there, especially the budding acer leaves. Good to hear your roof has been repaired, here’s to having the conservatory sorted now.xxx
The Acer is leading the way with the garden greening up Dina, all the trees and hedges are covered with a haze of green so spring is definitely with us.