Around the garden the colours are mostly pink and blue.
The Tamarisk tree will fade to the palest, softest pink.
Whilst the Rhododendron will fade from dark pink, to pale pink then white.
Clematis Montana
and Bistort carry on the colour theme.
Blue is represented by the perennial Cornflower
and Forget-me-Not which has spread all over the garden as well as the paths. Bluebells have faded now but they too shone blue in parts of the garden.
Long sticky stems of Cleavers or goosegrass are winding their way up into the shrubs and hedges. Wood avens has also taken hold in some areas. Dandelions are all over adding bright yellow to the mix until their soft downy clocks appear.
There is much to do.
All for now. Take care.
When we went to Chatsworth on Friday, they had rows of beautiful peonies, the exact colour of yours. Mine are still in bud but as they are only 'babies', I don't expect much. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Gill, the red peonies always remind me of my childhood home as we had them in the garden. The ones in my photo were here when we came here unbelievably thirty years ago. They have been moved several times and the main plant divided. Two in the back garden and one in the front. They are doing so well this year. I hope yours do as well, they seem such sturdy plants:)
DeleteYour garden is looking lovely Rosie. We have those plants in our garden and they look lovely at this time of year. I particularly like perennial Cornflower! We get Wood Avens and Dandelions here too but the latter are so good for pollinators we let them stay :) Hope you are having a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, I love the perennial Cornflowers, like the peonies they were here when we moved in thirty years ago and like the peonies have been moved several times, we have three clumps of them now two in the back garden and one in the front. Dandelions are allowed to stay here too. Have a good week ahead:)
DeleteI really struggle to grow forget me nots, not sure why. Looking lovely in your garden. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you B, we have so many forget-me-nots, they pop up everywhere. I wonder if it is the type of soil? We are on heavy clay here in the Potteries, hence the raised beds especially for fruit and vegetables:)
DeleteWe have the perennial cornflowers and forget- me- nots growing at the bottom of the garden near the pond. They are both doing well. Alas, no peony at the moment. We had one at our last house and it was just like your one.
ReplyDeleteWe also visited Shrewsbury a few weeks ago and enjoyed walking through the Quarry and Dingle. It was a beautiful sunny day too.
Hope you are pulling lots of rhubarb this year. So far we have pulled about 5kg.
And congratulations on 21 years blogging. That is amazing 😊
Thank you Beverley 21 years is probably too long but I still enjoy writing here. I always love a visit to Shrewsbury, the Quarry and Dingle were looking well looked after and the sun helps to make the visit special. Lots of rhubarb, we've had to water it quite a bit but we have eaten and frozen quite a lot of it. Last year I made jam as well:)
DeleteYour garden is so pretty, I especially like the dainty corn flower 🌸🌷❤️🌷🌸
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your lovely garden with us :)
Thank you Connie, I'm glad you enjoyed the garden, the cornflower is one of my favourites and I'm always pleased to see it flower each year:)
DeleteBeautiful! I especially love the cornflower and clematis. X
ReplyDeleteThank you Jules, two of my favourites as well, both inherited when we moved here:)
DeleteIsn't it wonderful in your garden, especially that pretty pink rhododendron. One of our peonies is on the brink of opening, it's all so exciting. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you CK, things are looking better and more Spring like now, I just hope it doesn't get too cold again this week and spoil it all:)
DeleteBeautiful series of photos. You have a beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, at last the garden is starting to look colourful and Spring like:)
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