Friday, April 24, 2015

Five on Friday

Joining in this week with  Amy at Love Made my Home and Five on Friday.  Click on the link at the bottom of this post to find others who are joining in too.

We have a fairly large garden as we are on the end of a row this is the garden from the top near the shed and plum tree to the bottom of the back garden.  You can also see across to what we call the top lawn behind the house.


 The garden is suddenly coming alive with flowers, pond life and birds nesting and waking us each morning with the dawn chorus.  Suddenly Spring really is here so below are five lovely signs of spring from the garden

1.  Blossom on the plum tree I hope we don't have another cold spell it may affect the amount of fruit we have on the tree.

2. Tulips opening up in the heat of the day and then closing again in the cool of the evening

3. Pieris japonica in full bloom - this plant has been in the garden since we first came here and has struggled through many years but this year it looks wonderful.


4.  Clumps of wild violets all over the garden, in cracks between paving stones, in the gravel paths, halfway up steps, around the bottom of gateways and  raised beds.  They look so pretty even in the wrong place.



5.  The Amelanchier or snowy mespilus tree was bare not two weeks ago and look at it now - it glows in the evening light - I took this photo at 8.30p.m. from the bedroom window.

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  1. What lovely flowers, so pretty and it's get isn't it when spring comes, have a good weekend!xx

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    1. Hello Michelle, thank you for your comment - I've read your Five on Friday post but can't leave a comment on it as it asks me to create a google plus profile. I hope that you pop back and see that I have visited you:)

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  2. You are truly blessed with such a beautiful garden.

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  3. I love this time of year with all the bursts of colour, your garden looks lovely

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    1. It is a lovely time of year isn't it?:)

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  4. It all looks very tidy and well organised Rosie and I love that tulip!

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    1. Couldn't believe it when the tulips opened up and then closed again and they are so pretty inside:)

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  5. Beautiful......it's snowing in Canada still...ugh. Happy Friday lass.

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    1. Oh, no - hope the snow goes away very soon:)

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  6. Beautiful garden, lovely flowers, England seems to be ideal for growing plants.

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    1. Thanks Janet - the weather this year seems to be good for a lot of the garden plants:)

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  7. You have a lovely large garden Rosie! I would love to see more of it in the summer months too! Have a great weekend. x

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    1. I will feature it again later in the year - happy weekend to you too:)

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  8. Lovely garden, Rosie. I have a lot of violets this year, far more than usual, even coming up in the lawn. Have a lovely weekend. x

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    1. I've never seen so many violets in the garden - must be the right weather for them:)

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  9. Your garden is beautiful and you have some beautiful plants growing in it, even if the violets aren't in the right place! Everything really is so very pretty, thank you for sharing it with us. Thank you too for joining in, it is great to have you taking part. I hope that you have a great weekend! xx

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    1. I often wish I could grow cottage garden flowers in the garden but the soil is all wrong but we seem to have a few types that will reurn year after year, like geums, hardy geraniums and peonies:)

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  10. Your garden has really come to life with the spring weather. It's lovely.

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    1. Thank you - spring is really here at last:)

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  11. Lovely signs of spring, your Pieris is looking good. Mine just struggles to stay alive! have a good weekend, Rosie xx

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    1. Ours has struggled for ages but this year it looks good:)

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  12. The pink tulip with the yellow centre is truly beautiful! You are lucky to have such a lovely garden. Have a great weekend. x

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    1. We have altered the garden quite a lot to make it more maneagable - this is the first year we've grown those tulips and they are very pretty:)

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  13. Your garden looks huge and very pretty. All those pictures are beautiful, I am loving all the blossom at the moment, your tulips are very pretty, have a great weekend x

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    1. It is quite a large garden as we are on a corner. The blossom everywhere is lovely - it lifts the spirits doesn't it?:)

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  14. You have a beautiful garden with an interesting lay-out and lots of lovely plants, shrubs and trees. Our pieris is doing well this year too. The flowers are really pretty and now the shrub is looking even more attractive as the new growth changes to orange and red.

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    1. It does seem to be a good year for pieris plants one or two people have said how their's have improved:)

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  15. What a lovely garden. Your pieris is much further ahead than mine.

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    1. Thanks, it seems to be a good year for pieris plants - they seem to bright and colourful this year:)

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  16. Interesting how the blossoms are coming along. My amelanchier has finished already but did look beautiful this year. Also I agree about the pieris, they seem to be having a wonderful spring.

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    1. I love the amelanchier - I just wish it lasted a little longer - it is a good year for pieris plants this year:)

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  17. Your garden is so beautiful. I can see why you love it xx

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    1. Thanks Diane, I don't always love it but it is a nice space to have outside especially in the summer:)

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