I was surprised to see a Korean dandelion in bloom yesterday. I sowed seeds Sept 2024 and didn't think I had any germination, let alone seedlings and plants. I do keep any dandelions that self-seed in my pots and plant them out in the garden when I can. I planted out a number in recent months so one of them must have been this Korean dandelion which I didn't realise I had.
another seed I sowed around the same time as that dandelion was Dame's Violet (Hesperis matronalis) and again, didn't think I had any germination but now I seem to have two plants with buds blooming imminently
other seeds that appeared to have done nothing 2 years ago, turned out to have germinated, grown and produced beautiful flowers: prickly blue poppies (Meconopsis horridula)
wasp beetle I saw in the garden yesterday
one of a few small houndstongue plants I have in the garden that I grew from seed that looks like it's going to bloom soon
Lesser knapweed plants, finally planted in the ground, I'd had them in a pot until recently. I've been making a real effort to plant out my pots.
