The self-sown cherry tree at the rear of the garden was in full flower. I could hear the bees working on it from the potting shed.
Yesterday was a lovely sunny day to carry out some spring work in the garden. A new rope swag for clematis and roses to clamber over.
A small area of one raised bed was cleared of celandine to plant out broad beans grown in root trainers. I grow the red flowering one for extra interest.
Celandine, a pretty wildflower enjoyed by the bees has become an invasive problem in the garden.
Some of the more welcome spring flowers brighten my day in the garden.
As its name suggests Lonicera fragrantissima has a sweet scent on warmer days.
A favourite spring plant Pulmonaria Blue Mist.
Along with the Helleborus orientalis
I was not expecting to see the Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ flowering just yet, the mild weather has brought it forward, and it is lovely to see it from the house along the side of the Veranda.
What in your garden is bringing you spring joy?
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With all those flowers, including the celandine, you should have lots of early bees and hoverflies?
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Yes, we do Philip, lots of all types of bees which as a previous beekeeper I do really enjoy seeing.
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Ah, it is good to see that someone else appreciates snowflake. There are no snowdrop here, but we know snowflake as snowdrop. I intend to acquire a simple species of snowdrop eventually, but snowdrop is actually good enough.
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The Victorian gardener William Robinson did a lot to promote the Snowflake because it thrived in a wild garden.
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Well, that is sort of what I like about it. If I ever get around to trying snowdrop, it will be one of the simpler species, and perhaps not even a cultivar, just because I prefer the relative resiliency of unimproved sorts.
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I enjoyed my walk around your garden. You have so much happening at the moment. It takes so many years to amass and care for such a variety. Amelia
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Thank you, Amelia, I can not believe it is 20 years since we bought the house.
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