Centaurea montana Amethyst
Silver Parrot tulip
rosettes
catsear
Crepis capillaris
swinecress
nipplewort
herb robert
thale cress
wall lettuce
shepherd's purse
shepherd's purse detail
Lizzy tulips in bloom
this weather is crazy, one day it was hot, now it's chilly and the cats are snuggling inside
the other day it was so warm he wanted to sleep in the shade
I took a photo of the spear thistle by my driveway and it was only while processing at my pc I noticed the hoverfly on the dandelion above it
detail of the dandelion and hoverfly
bee on my green alkanet
Some basal rosettes persist , some disappear by the time of flowering.
hedge mustard with a large basal rosette
thale cress with no basal rosettes persisting
my one tulip this year, the others seem to have been eaten by the squirrels, Silver Parrot
a couple days before
I didn't even realise this was a tulip but I see that it is, Lizzy I think
prickly blue poppy (Meconopsis horridula) seedlings
pear tree is starting to bloom
claytonia rosette
apple blossom
stocks
forget-me-not
I discovered this small teasel rosette growing in a crack in my patio today.
I was noticing a lot of seedlings like the one above to the left and those below which I had gathered together to pot up so I could observe them and confirm they are indeed common hogweed
that intense time when there are lots and lots of forget-me-nots, green alkanet to the left in bud
Pippa helping me in the garden - at least keeping me company - busy week continuing planting out from my pots and tidying up
Centaurea montana
I love Centaurea montana. Trying to grow it in my garden has been problematic but this spring I was so happy to see this one with lots of buds, a smaller plant with one bud and a couple of smaller plants after repotting some seedlings last year.
I couldn't decide if I should leave them in pots or plant out in the ground. Generally plants in the ground are at serious risk from slugs in my garden so I repotted these into larger pots so I could at least get some flowers this spring.
one of those plants from the first pic is very very fuzzy - I don't know if that's just natural variation or another species
one of the many dandelions on my patio, this one with huge buds
closer view of those huge buds
Lamium maculatum Roseum just starting to bloom
a check on my 6 rhubarb plants
