ALL THE PRETTY FLOWERS

Spring flowers are now popping up all over, all dainty and sweet and pretty (except for the monstrously huge bright yellow daffodils  of course).  Still, even they are sort of welcome after a long grey winter.  In compensation for our dry February, it's now raining a lot, which is welcome of course, except it brings its own problems, more of which later.

Let us begin with something problem free (if you don't count the slugs eating some of the violas).  This trough of flowers by the back door is full of bulbs, and the Muscari Azureum are growing taller day by day.

Muscari are an odd one for me.  I believe they grow like weeds in some peoples gardens.  I plant them out in the borders after I've finished with them, but they rarely come back.

Another relatively easy to grow Spring flower, which seems to dislike it here is Anemone Nemorosa.  These ones were planted about five years ago, and most years I don't see any sight of them at all.

I have a small border of Spring flowers near the front door, which contains some Narcissus Sailboat and Tulipa turkestanica among others.  It's been a little blown about in the wind the last few days, but all these were planted two or more years ago and have returned.  

I've been trying to get a decent photo of the Narcissus pseudonarcissus in the orchard, and I've finally managed one that I am happy with.  The camera struggles to capture what appears to the naked eye to be a plethora of flower.

I love the plain and simple primrose.  They are so dainty and I'm not sure any of the fancy primulas are actually an improvement on this.  I just want some violets to mingle in with them, as they grow in that combination in the churchyard and to my mind it is the prettiest of sights.

Remember that comment about welcome rain that I made at the start?  The downside is weeds.  This is a foot across I swear, and appeared almost over night (or so it seemed).  So there's been lots of weeding to do this week.  Sore knees, back, hips you name it, I've got it.  The clay soil clings to the roots, so it feels like I'm removing most of the topsoil too.  😢

Moan over.  Onwards and upwards.

To finish with here is a shot of the woodland which I'm including even though it takes me over the six because I can't end with a weed.  There are a few white daffodils framing the entrance.

That's it for this week.  Don't forget all the Six on Saturday posts can be found on Garden Ruminations where 'Cornwall Camellia Jim' collates all our garden ramblings.