My husband's a very imaginative chap. His newest idea isn't quite finished but I'd like to show the top piece anyway, and show the rest of it once he's done: New water feature ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Today we've got lovely spring weather and I'm one happy, muddy, dirty, leaf-decked, wet and discoloured woman. I've bought new plants: Newest Primula auricula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Primula, a yellow double and "Blue Sapphire" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Primula "Miss Indigo" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Here's a little jewel I got last year (my mother thought we needed it): Trillium grandiflorum "Gothenburg Pink" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) The primroses and auriculas are blooming too: Primula auricula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Primula auricula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Double Primula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Double Primula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Primula do well in our climate. Some of the P. auriculas can't take our weather conditions, but those that can are pretty enough for me. Some other stuff blooming: Tulips ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Dicentra formosana ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Dicentra formosana ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Primula ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Caltha palustris alba ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) This little vood violet just showed up in the gravel on the donkey stairs. I'm happy it did, but will have to watch it carefully since they're prone to take over: Viola riviniana ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Ok then, I should be out there trimming the hedge. It's very, very long and old. Maybe I'll just sow something instead.
what beautiful spring flowers!...i've always been fascinated with the primroses, but have yet to acquire any.
Thanks Annette. I think you're in a warmer zone than me so you could probably grow the really fancy show auriculas that find my garden too cold or wet or both.
I think I'll take the opportunity to show some of our Anemone nemorosa, the wood anemone hybrids: Anemone nemorosa "Monstrosa" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Anemone nemorosa 'Virescens' ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Anemone nemorosa "Mart's Blue" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Anemone nemorosa "Venkel" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Anemone nemorosa "Vestal" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Anemone nemorosa "Robinsoniana" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) We've got a few more but their blooms are ruined by the rain. We've also got a few good-looking trilliums: Trillium sessile yellow ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Trillium sessile red ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) The Trillium I call a "Monster trillium" ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Trillium (I think it's "Flexipes") ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Trillium grandiflorum ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) The bluest of blue flowers in the garden at this time of the year is this little beauty: Gentiana acaulis ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Gentiana acaulis ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) I just love that one! And I love these, because I love plums: Plum tree blooms ( photo / image / picture from Droopy's Garden ) Ok, enough a long time ago I guess. I just get sooo carried away when we've finally got dry blooms.
Droopy, those are all lovely. I saw some genetians just the other day and it took me all week to figure out what they were. The color is just stunning. I want!
Good morning Droopy, you have a beautiful range of 'cool' garden plants.Those types are seldom seen where we live.I enjoyed staring into the photos and remembering my childhood years which were spent in New Zealand where most of them would grow.Very nice!
I can never get enough of your blooms Droopy! Gorgeous ones ... I am really intrigued by 'Miss Indigo'. I do hope you post another photo of her when those blooms are fully open...please?
I had no idea that anemones had such wonderful variety. Now you have given me something else to be on the look out for. I am drooling over your trilliums. I keep trying different varieties, but have only been successful with our native ones. Love seeing all your beauties
Thanks all! Netty, I'll photograph her once she's fully open if the weather holds and she looks nice. Jewell, a lot of our trilliums aren't very nice this year, probably due to last year's winter and the apalling summer weather we had. I hope they'll be better next year. Your native ones are beautiful though!
Thank you. Theodoros, I guess my garden blooms are very different from yours. Your garden blooms are my potted indoor plants. waretrop, the trilliums aren't common in gardens around here, which is a shame. Some of them are very easy to grow, especially the T. grandiflorum.
Droopy, great to have a handy hubby, isn't it! Looks like he's very creative, too! Can't wait to see the finished project. I just love all your flowers, especially the Trilliums. For years now I've been trying to get hold of some here in The Netherlands, but no luck so far. Ah, yes, that hedge..... I have a low box-hedge in my front garden, and my boyfriend's house is surrounded ( ) by a large beech hedge. We're having a hot sunny spell right now, and sunshine is not good when cutting a hedge. So I'll have to wait for a cloudy day, boohoo (part of the hedge hangs over the pavement around the house, and people will complain if nothing is done soon )
