Well, that is to say, the unknown hybrid daffodils under the elm finally bloomed today. All others are stubbornly closed, or half-closed anyway. Probably waiting for some sunshine, which is in short supply this spring.
Unknown Hybrid Daffodils
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The hyacinths have been blooming a while. My bulbs are so old some of them are naturalizing. They come in rather shabby looking, but every year I say the same thing: I haven't the heart to replace them with something fresher.
"Blue" Hyacinths
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White Hyacinths
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Purple Hyacinths
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The periwinkle is starting to bloom with its carpet of purple flowers, and I found a volunteer pasque flower in amongst the sedum, several feet uphill from the parent plant. It's blooming, but the others are not yet.
Periwinkle
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Pasque Flower "Volunteer"
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Speaking of late blooms, the magnolia is not yet blooming, even though the buds are finally emerging. This is another garden staple that we would expect to be showing itself in its full glory by the end of April. We've still got a couple of days to go, from the look of things today.
Magnolia Buds
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The only good thing I can say about this rain is that it makes for some romantic rainy photos, like this one standing under the Camperdown elm tree, and another of the emerging tricolour leaves on my Harlequin honeysuckle.
Under the Elm
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Harlequin Honeysuckle
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I'm really hoping we get some decent (and long-lasting) sunshine soon, so the garden can get back on track. It's hard to blog a soggy mess.
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2 comments:
Lovely pics as usual! :) Butterfly typed daffodil is so lovely.
We too have late spring, or it feels like that, because we moved once again norther,this tie 150 km. It's not nice to look pics from friends gardens, that live 800 km souther and to see how lovely spring garden really is, when we still have a bits of snow and bare ground.
very beautiful photos and theme. Thanks for sharing them
Here in England - I'm 50 miles north of London, my viburnams are just fading and the roses are growing strong and about to bud.
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