What's Looking Good In March 2019

The sea was so tempting earlier this morning.....but, prob less than 11 degrees so Still looks good in March though

 

Purple sproating broccoli finally sproating - it's my first attempt with it, and so far I'm not convinced the returns are worth the space it's taken...



Kojo-no-mai in blossom



Bleeding hearts waking up



Diosma "Pink Fountain". Probably the best £5 I've ever spent; from January to April it's covered in tiny pinkish flowers, with soft feathery foliage the rest of the year. Not bad for a B&Q cast-off.




Various primulas:

 

Thanks @Marley Farley, winter Jasmine is something that hadn't occurred to me. I had one decades ago in a previous garden but not since. The trellis won't be up for another week or so - so time to have a think on the choices I have.

 

Gosh @NigelJ - love the corydalis!
@2nd_bassoon - your diosma is incredibly early - mine only flowers much later in May, and not for so long (though it does look wonderful). I think you must have a very good clone.

 

Good morning Woo.....I think the bleeding heart in the pot is pink not white????

 

Verdun could be right Woo , alba tend to have light green stems and pink ones have dark red stems that judging of mine two outside now.

 

Not so much looking good and definitely not an impressive plant but the brunnera woke up, along with ligularia (some in places that Id forgotten I'd planted). I love this time of year when everything starts coming back to life

 

I was thinking of planting some lily of the valley. I'm not sure whether to put it in the big pot or grow it in the ground. I understand that lily of the valley is invasive therefore growing it in the pot would contain it somewhat.



I originally thought of lily of the valley in the pot and a brunerra on the ground. I have yet to see any brunerra in the shops. I guess it's too early yet.

G.

 

I personally wouldn't plant Lily of the valley in the ground @Jack Sparrow it runs amuck . Brunnera are excellent plants, mine is just starting to show so possible to early yet, jack frost is a good variety Alexender the great is a giant version , they are other variety but they don't catch my eye as much. What you growing on the fence ?

 

Woo, exactly as Perki said...those red stems & leaves differ from Alba

Lily of the Valley struggles in pots....it often struggles in the ground too and then suddenly romps; again ditto Perki. Here I have totally removed it as it became a thug

Brunnera Hadspen Cream is one I recommend for delightful spring foliage and blue forget me not flowers but, again, not something I would put in a pot Gary Silver Heart is another attractive variety check out Paddocks Plants ....excellent quality and pretty cheap
No, not too early....they are hardy, tough and available online. Perfect time to plant them