Don't have a lot of winter interest in the garden personally so about now is really the first flurry of flowering, hellebores aside. Looking good at the moment - euphorbia (despite significant snow damage), snakes head fritillaries, some slightly garish tulips and bellis, and the amelanchier just about starting. Crab apple probably only a few days away now
Fritillaries in particular I'm pleased with as I now have more than I planted - so they're naturalising, in a very difficult, unloved shady spot in poor soil. Hard to photograph well but they are so intricate and beautiful up close
Have made a shopping list of daffodils for autumn to try and start the flowering a month earlier - I don't always love the big bold yellow ones so am hunting for slightly more subtle varieties
Don't have a lot of winter interest in the garden personally so about now is really the first flurry of flowering, hellebores aside. Looking good at the moment - euphorbia (despite significant snow damage), snakes head fritillaries, some slightly garish tulips and bellis, and the amelanchier just about starting. Crab apple probably only a few days away now
Fritillaries in particular I'm pleased with as I now have more than I planted - so they're naturalising, in a very difficult, unloved shady spot in poor soil. Hard to photograph well but they are so intricate and beautiful up close
Have made a shopping list of daffodils for autumn to try and start the flowering a month earlier - I don't always love the big bold yellow ones so am hunting for slightly more subtle varieties
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