This is a very sad time for our leader Jim, but he has valiantly and bravely decided that his garden is to be his refuge and I am sure his personal friends and family will be supporting him as well. His garden was shared with his wife Sue who was I am particularly fond and knowledgeable on cacti and succulents, so it is a fitting tribute that Jim's first plant this week was one of Sue's Echeverias. I am linking this week's post on Jim's blog.
1. In the conservatory border I have a number of primroses and other spring specials.
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| Primula Garryarde Guinevere |
Primula 'Guinevere' or 'Garryard Guinevere' came to me via Broadleigh gardens and is quite late flowering for me. With dark leaves and a polyanthus form quite a beauty.
2. Also from Broadleigh Gardens is this Scilla hughii in the front garden. It is yet to produce any offsets unlike the Scilla Peruviana which is growing well elsewhere in the garden.
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Scilla hughii
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3. Another favourite which makes this the third from Broadleigh Gardens: a little violet which is just starting to flower. There is a charm about it. Viola cucullata alba, with its large flower all white with mauve guidelines poised above its recently emerged leaves.
4. Toona sinensis is still in its pot. I have yet to decide where and whether it will go in the ground. It was quite a vibrant pink a couple of weeks back, but it taking on a more silvery hue now.
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5. As the light fails in the evening the newly emerging leaves on Fatsia 'Spiders Web' look like so many waving hands. I've never had so many white leaves, I wonder what has caused this?
6. This may or may not be Primula Maisie Michael, it should be more yellow. But my pledge not to buy has been broken, I've found a few different ones including another 'Maisie Michael' from someone else, and it will be fun to compare them.
The garden seems to developing along the lines of a spring garden, let us see what happens in the weeks ahead. This coming week I am going to have a block of time that I can be in the garden just as much as I like...I hope I have the right weather it is forecasted.
Scilla hughii is a beauty. As is the white viola. Spring is definitely racing ahead.
ReplyDeletea lovely selection of plants this week. I like the Scilla hughii and the violet looks so sweet in that little pot.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cath, I am going to bring together all I can find on the little violet and give it a post all to itself soon.
DeleteI love the toona, looking forward to sharing its progress in your garden. Lovely primulas from the Queen of Primulas, have you ever considered a national collection? Scilla is fab, maybe the fatsia will become less white as the light levels rise, hope so. Have a great week, Sis x
ReplyDeleteIf I was a third of my age and had a garden ten times the size I have, I might well consider having a national collection of something!! I just love Primulas, and snowdrops and violets and..... and sharing plants I divide. Have a great week you too.
DeleteScilla hughii is huge ! Beautiful flower...
ReplyDeletemy Toona has been in the ground for one year now and is about at the same stage as yours but a bit taller. I discovered and bought that plant by chance : I don't regret.
Thanks Fred, and I think we are similar in enjoying 'discovering' and trying out new plants. Hopefully you will show yours in a future post.
DeleteScilla hughii is rather impressive indeed. I hope it does produce some offsets eventually.
ReplyDeleteThe Scilla hughii is beautiful! What a wonderful plant to have in your front garden.
ReplyDeleteWow, that Scilla hughii is a stunner! I don't think I've seen that one before. The color and the form are beautiful. The Violets and the Primulas (and everything else) are lovely, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth. When I saw it at Broadleigh Gardens, I knew it was not quite the same as Scilla Peruviana, and so pleased I bought it even though I spent my week's pocket money on it!
DeleteYes, that scilla is amazing - but I wonder why it has quite so many leaves?!! I had to smile at your broken pledge about the primulas, and your thoughts of a national collection of something - I too would have liked the challenge of the latter, but unless it was a very small collection that is sadly not going to happen
ReplyDeleteThe form of the arrangement of the leaves, number etc is different to Peruviana, I wonder maybe as it is getting mature it has more leaves, and may be a sign that it will split and form two or more bulbs. I will follow its progress with interest.
DeleteScill hughii is new to me. Gorgeous. I wonder if it will make nice clumps like S.peruviana. You are one of the few people who regularly surprises me with something I haven't come across. Lovely primroses too.
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