Garden News

[callmemadam]

What a difference a few sunny days make to a garden. One day you notice that the borders have filled out with green mounds; the next, geraniums and aquilegias are flowering. I also note that the sun has started to dry out the soil so if I don't get rid of those builders' weeds soonish, I won't be able to get a fork in the ground. It was too windy today to photograph anything tall so here are some smaller plants in flower now.



A white form of the common Bugle, Ajuga reptans



Pink Lily of the Valley. This is very vigorous and is springing up in the grass.



This is Geranium pyrenaicum. The flowers are small but there are plenty of them and in quite a strong mauve. Next to this plant is a white form. They are rather weedy as they seed around a lot but they're so pretty I don't mind.

Today's job was pulling up all the forget-me-nots and cutting down the pulmonarias.

Comments

[land-girl.livejournal.com]

I love it when geraniums are allowed to seed, because you can get some beautiful results. I have lovely blue and white stripes, and lilac and white stripes which came originally from a friend's garden some 10 years ago.

I love Ajuga! Lily of the Valley is flowering here, but only the first of my geraniums are flowering ....

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I like those stripy ones, too. I've had quite a few but they seem to come and go. You can buy seed of one: I think it's called 'Splish Splash'? Some such daft name. very variable but as you say, you may get a nice surprise.

Spring flowers

[(Anonymous)]

Such beautiful flowers. I love lilly of the valley and have never seen a pink variety, it's beautiful.
Kimx

Re: Spring flowers

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

The smell is lovely and reminds me of all those Christmas gift sets you used to get. I know it's supposed to be the other way round! The pink is rather washy, I think. There is a very nice LOTV with striped leaves. I'd snap that one up if you see it anywhere.