What's Looking Good March 2025

Got some more spring like conditions in the garden today with more bumble bees ànd some hover flies about.

Flowering currant blooms have improved and seem popular with the bees.


Pulmonaria moved a few weeks back from where it was overgrown has started to bloom already


Lithodora propagated from accidental cuttings starting to bloom and look more healthy than the original plant


Also posted another video here of how the garden is progressing.
Happy gardening!

 

From my front garden at lunchtime today.
Tulip "Sylvestris"


Tulip "Ballerina"


Erysimum




Anenome


Dandelions!

 

Stachyurus purpurea "Devon Purple"

Ipheion "Tessa"

Primula veris with Ficaria verna, Anemone blanda and daisies.

Ipheion uniflorum "Wisley Blue"

Dandelion

Young rose foliage

Scilla luciliae

Fritillaria melagris all self sown.

Ipheion "Albert Castillo"

Arum creticum

Geranium libani

 

In autumn 2023 I bought some Erythronium bulbs, three different colours, and was looking forward to seeing them in spring 2024. However they never showed up and I was going to empty the pots and throw them away.
I didn't get around to doing that though, and the pots were just lying about in a corner of the garden, so today I decided to sort them out.
To my surprise and delight, I found all the Erythroniums were growing and showing lots of lovely leaves. One of them even has a bud !
I've now put them on the upper patio by the house so that I can keep and eye on them

 

Here’s our “ Sputnik” plant in full bloom ( Androsace Septentrionalis Stardust).

 

I found the label @noisette47. It was on the other end of the bed

Hebe ‘Celine’

 

Geranium maderense survived the winter despite shameful neglect

 

Two newly opened today.
Narcissus Ascot


Tulip Synaeda Amor with Muscari Latifolium

 

Mine are a disaster, not grown a decent one myself in years.

 

Perhaps you're killing them with kindness? You can be sure that I'll save seed

 

Not really
I put two in the garage and one has come out alive, its got flower buds but its a miserable specimen.

 

Ohhh...I'd have thought it would be worth a spot in the conservatory! Get busy with the Miracle Gro

 

That would be too warm, but the greenhouse would be good, just dont have enough greenhouse space.

 

I thought about buying one ... but it is too expensive ... and sometimes I have my limits!