It's Bloomin' Tuesday but all I can show you are things that are nearly blooming.AstilbeHoneysuckleHydrangeaLavenderPoppyFinally, the only new thing that is in bloom today is one that I don't know the name of:It planted itself in my garden as a seed a few years ago and I just left it to grow. I move . . . (More)
Today's bloom and also my offering for today's Bloomin Tuesday is a couple of Red Hot Pokers from my front garden.The first one is in the colours I would expect a Red Hot Poker to be - orange and yellow:The second one is just plain yellow:For some reason they have only grown about a foot high this y . . . (More)
My bloom for today, and also for Bloomin' Tuesday is a Foxglove:At least I think it's a Foxglove - it's another one that self seeded itself in my garden.I hung some washing on the line this afternoon and when I went to get the prop I found this handsome little fellow resting on the top of it:Norm . . . (More)
I went out into the back garden with the camera today and took a few photos.I think this is a Broom though I could be wrong:My Mam gave it to me as a cutting from her garden a few years ago. It eventually produces small yellow flowers.The climbing rose is producing a lot of new growth:This shrub wil . . . (More)
The latest things to see in my back garden aren't quite blooming yet.There's a couple of these Muscari's:And a couple of these:I not sure what they are, maybe some sort of Bluebell?The main colours in the garden at the moment are yellow and blue with just the odd splash of pink.You can see more Bloo . . . (More)
Some photos from my back garden:I don't know the name of this bush but it's sprouting lots of new leaves now.A little Daffodil - or is it a Dwarf Narcissus?The Peony is starting to grow again.More yellow Primulas - there are lots of them in my back garden.This morning I went out into the front garde . . . (More)
For Bloomin' Tuesday today all I've got to show you are a couple of sad looking Crocuses:You may remember I dug up all my nearly flowering bulbs when I re-arranged the raised bed in the back garden. I wasn't sure if they would all survive after being re-planted but I think most of them did. These Cr . . . (More)
I haven't joined in Bloomin' Tuesday for a long time but I thought I would have a go today and show you my lonely little Anemone Blanda:Aww, look at him sitting there all on his own! I'm sure it won't be long before he has some little friends to join him - things are starting to grow in the garden . . . (More)