What's Looking Good May 2025

I just love this time of the year when the garden is starting to wake up, every morning brings something new

Erysimum Bowles Mauve is looking good this year and always smothered in bees.

Acer Shaina


Rhododendron Dreamland just starting to open.


Clematis Koreana Amber


Geranium Pink Pouffe

 

Some colour and interest today.

Osteospermum Tresco Purple with Choisya in a container.



Geranium Max Frei.



Fern border.



Tree fern unfurling.


Heucheras flowering.

 

Protea compacta.

 

Good looking protea @pete - was it from seed?

 

Yes a few years ago, not sure how many.

 

@pete All three of my Protea cynaroides buds never developed and just dried out for a second time. I was hoping to see it flower for the first time.

 

I had one or two flowers on cynaroides this year, but other buds just did nothing. Also Tasman Ruby is having an off year. I think it needs repotting but I can't deal with a bigger pot!

 

I've not had flower buds not develop, usually once they start forming in autumn they go on to flower the following spring.
Edit,
I know they come from fairly hot dry places but I find that if the compost is well drained they actually like a fair amount of water, not sure if that helps.

 

After two years of trying to get something to grow in pots on our extremely shady front steps I have gone fake …..

 

L
looks great, and I love the rabbit.

I have an artificial Palm and Ficus Benjamina in my lounge because it is an old cottage with lack of light indoors.

 

Thanks @Victoria - that rabbit came from a shop in Liverpool 25 years ago. It was rather a dull colour against the bricks of the house so it received a coat of paint

 

1st flower on my newest little osteospermum, bought as a starter plug and rather vaguely labelled "blue". Now, as we know, "blue" usually means any shade of purple, so I am deeply chuffed this one really does look blue.

 

I was just going to ask what variety is it @Plantminded when my brain finally registered what you had said..it’s been a slow brain day