What's looking good in April 2010 ....

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  1. PeterS

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    Whilst I love everyone's pictures, I always think your pictures make these threads Victoria. The reason is simply that you have such exotic, wonderful and different things, that we can only dream about.
     
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    Well said, Peter :thumb: - but it makes me a bit jealous of the riot of colour :flag::D.
     
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    More gorgeous pictures!
     
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    My C. Viminalis has only just survived the winter. Am I jealous Vicky?:wink:

    There is a bit more colour in the front garden now.
    Primula Denticulata.
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    Cowslip.
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    Pieris.
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    Narcissus.
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    I stepped out front this morning and snapped a few images from my little frontage..

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    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    :) Thank you PeterS, Shiney and Penny.

    Seeing your Pieris, strongy, I almost bought one today .. the one with red flowers 'Valentine' but decided I didn't have anywhere to put it ... it was fantastic, fully in bloom and I've never seen one before! My Callistemon 'Flaming Fire' is red now (changes colour several times a year) but I'm just waiting for it to get its brushes.

    Robert, they are lovely pictures and I can almost smell that Hyacinth from here but I am a little concerned that you took them from your little frontage ...........:hehe:
     
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    It's alright, Vikky, he's just a bit shy and doesn't want to boast! :hehe: :lollol:
     
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    What am I doing wrong? Nothing showing - that's a lie, for all I have neglected my garden over the past couple of years, I did put my pots with perrenials to one side and they are showing, hooray! It's lovely to see your pics but I am jealous, we have had such a long winter up in the north and forecast for snow next week!! Come on - we need some sun.

    Peter, I've just been given a pieris! Planted it and it already has the little white flowers on it, was watching the bees on it on Friday, beautiful day (raining now!).

    Thank you for posting all your pics, cheers me up.
     
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    More nice ones!
     
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    A couple of days ago a friend told me that if you leave the flowers on a Pieris it prevents the new leaves coming out red. Has anyone heard this? - and is there any truth in it?
     
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    My Pear Tree Blossom :)


    'Williams Bon Chrétien'


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    Thats so pretty.
     
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    It is gorgeous, does it smell at all?
     
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    Acacia Pravissima.
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    Clianthus Punicius 'Flamingo'
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    Auricula.
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    Palms not looking too bad after a very hard winter.
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Nice to see the clianthus strongy, mine was wiped out last year, the palms look very good, if only I could pot grow them that well.
    I do have an A. pravissima thats doing real well this year.
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