Our Gardens

Looking lovely @Betsy. Mine is starting to bloom as well at Betsy but it's waterlogged at the moment! I need to do some digging but no hope on our clay soil.
 
It looks fantastic! Lots of colour, now all we need is a bit of sunshine, hail stone 5 minutes ago! I must get out and get some photos
 
Really beautiful flowers! My garden is suffering from all the building work from last year and is utterly waterlogged (and sleeting today).

My mum created me a section of garden for my 40th a few years ago and despite all the workmen trampling everything and 2 boys playing out there, they all had strict instructions to leave that be (its where my pigs are buried too). Hopefully it will all come up nicely soon 🤞. Certainly no flowers yet!
 
Betsy said:
Hope the peas and potatoes were tasty. Loving the pink trowel and fork!
Click to expand...
They were thankyou, they are my daughters lol I don't really know much about gardening it was something we did for the kids, we used to have an allotment with another family and I have very fond memories of going to the allotment with my grandad as a child 💞
 
BossHogg said:
I have to keep busy on rest days otherwise MrsHogg will have me decorating the house! :yikes:
Click to expand...
My OH is now on furloughed leave and keeps saying he has nothing to do until I tell him I can find him something to do then he says well actually he does have lots to do! He is currently in the garden playing with the bonfire!
 
Just thought I’d post a couple of photos of plants in my garden atm. This nasty virus has not stopped nature doing what it does best, warm the heart and bring a bit of joy into our lives x
1. very large Tree Peony flower
2. Woodland shady side of the garden, hellebores, snakes head fritillaries, bleeding heart
3. Beautiful acer bush and flowering spurge

5950A732-4A42-407A-82BC-982B60EBE24F.jpeg4272B12F-FC33-4EDE-8CC6-C870CB17D46E.jpegEEE2E90A-5507-41D0-BB80-3DECF5BB1A00.jpeg
 
@Hannah_xx I think the view you have is stunning, so I wouldn't worry about not having a garden :))
Your horses must help you to mow the lawn too ;)

I trimmed my front hedge & mowed the lawn, but it was very hot & I'm still feeling too lethargic to do the back lawn afterwards.

Here's a few photos of my garden from the last week or so...
Little male blackcap on my bird feeder, his partner kept hiding for her photos!
_20200414_203629.webp

My magnolia
_20200414_204255.webp

The forsythia in the background
_20200414_203814.webp

My ornamental cherry blossom
_20200414_204925.webp

Plus the dog 🐶 :wub:
_20200414_204824.webp

My pond that's desperately seeking attention :(
_20200414_203855.webp

Some polyanthus enjoying the partial shade
_20200414_204106.webp

My piraeus? plant, the new growth appears a radiant red :D
_20200414_203956.webp

My Bramley apple tree is just starting to blossom :D
_20200414_204630.webp
 
Sonnet said:
View attachment 139028View attachment 139029

Absolutely huge Echium that’s starting to flower. Already had a few bees on it. I’m 5’8 (or thereabout) and had to stand on tiptoes just to get the shots!
Click to expand...
Aw, love Echiums, we had one bought as a present, it grew and grew, then it fell over but still flowered and supported masses of bees and other insects, then the following year we had two seedlings appear and they did really well too
 
Bill & Ted said:
Aw, love Echiums, we had one bought as a present, it grew and grew, then it fell over but still flowered and supported masses of bees and other insects, then the following year we had two seedlings appear and they did really well too
Click to expand...

They do get big! Got loads more in the garden. Some are starting to flower, others are still growing. Think the one in the photos is the biggest I’ve seen in the garden, though. It’s almost as tall as my annexe!
 
PigglePuggle said:
I have this dramatic garden bush in my raised flower bed, I have no idea what it is and for most of the year its just green and woody and takes up a lot of space, but for a month every spring it does this and attracts loads of bees and hoverflies!
View attachment 139087
Click to expand...
Have you got a close up of the leaves, stems & flowers?
 
GPTV said:
Have you got a close up of the leaves, stems & flowers?
Click to expand...
20200416_201040.webp
20200416_201844.webp
Here's a couple of close ups! The leaves are long, thin and waxy and arranged in bunches, 3, 4 or 5 leaves growing from the same point at the end of each stem, and the flowers are in big bunches too, it has a very strong heady tropical smell but more like pollen and nectar than a floral scent. The pollinating insects are mad for it :)
 
PigglePuggle said:
View attachment 139089
View attachment 139090
Here's a couple of close ups! The leaves are long, thin and waxy and arranged in bunches, 3, 4 or 5 leaves growing from the same point at the end of each stem, and the flowers are in big bunches too, it has a very strong heady tropical smell but more like pollen and nectar than a floral scent. The pollinating insects are mad for it :)
Click to expand...
Hmm I did wonder if was a kind of jasmine or clematis, but it doesn't really look right for either?
I'll try & hunt my plant book out & have a look :)
 
PigglePuggle said:
View attachment 139089
View attachment 139090
Here's a couple of close ups! The leaves are long, thin and waxy and arranged in bunches, 3, 4 or 5 leaves growing from the same point at the end of each stem, and the flowers are in big bunches too, it has a very strong heady tropical smell but more like pollen and nectar than a floral scent. The pollinating insects are mad for it :)
Click to expand...
I think it’s a Choisya looking at the leaves If it’s quite leathery. It’s beautiful shrub 😊 wish it was in my garden
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top