Recent Appearances
This page includes fairly recent pictures - all taken in the garden. (Unless it says otherwise - I will confess to what is not mine!) The pictures will change as the seasons progress, so you can see what plants of interest there are throughout the year.
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These tulips - bought from Bloms
Bulbs are called 'Peach Blossom'. I have given up trying to grow
tulips actually in the garden as they are eaten after about two years by
small soil slugs. I now look upon them as (rather expensive)
annuals. Actually that's not entirely true I have kept some going
for two or three years in pots.
They are so colourful early in the year before everything else really gets underway that I don't think too much about the cost. April - May 2001 |
| These are such amazing patterns
aren't they? Snake's Head Fritillaries - Fritillaria meleagris (Meleagris
incidentally from the Greek for Guinea fowl - which you may - or may not
know have speckled feathers).
This is one bulb which does seem to keep going in the garden although I can't say they have increased yet. The white one actually has the same patterns as the purple but in a faint green shade. April - May 2001 |
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This unusual black and green
flower was once classed as an Iris - it is now know as Hermodactylus
tuberosa. They grow from small corms like an Iris, I have these in a
small stone trough with other early flowering Iris, a tiny willow and
Sempervivums.
April 2001 |
| This Pulsatilla was given to me
by my sister as a seedling from one of hers. The flower buds are
almost as pretty as the flower itself as they are covered with fine
silky hairs. The black leaves in the picture are Ophiopogon
planescapens 'Nigrescens'.
May 2001
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These small tulips are Tulipa
tarda. They do flower reliably from one year to the next, they are
in a small terracotta trough along with Scillas. After flowering
they can be moved out of view and something else put in their place.
April 2001 |
| I think these are Chop Suey greens - Chrysanthemum coronarium, but please correct me if I am wrong. The leaves can be added to salads but I can't say I am keen on the flavour myself. |  |
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This picture is a little dark -
it is Impatiens niamniamensis. Also known as Parrot plant, Congo
cockatoo and I'm sure it has many other names. It is only suitable
outdoors in summer, I usually take cuttings ready for the next year and
overwinter it indoors.
June 2001 |