After another long absence from participating in Six On Saturday I’ve decided to start up again. So this week’s six photos are all on the theme of newly emerging plants. We had a big clear up last weekend and had the patio and path jet washed. Once this was done it was time to move all my spring bulb pots back to the patio from their over wintering spot at the back of the garden under a tree which protects them from the worst of the wind and rain.
The next job was to “de-helicopter” all the pots. There is a sycamore tree in my neighbour’s garden and it profusely shares its seedlings with me every year. I hate this tree with a passion. It blocks the sun from my bedroom in the summer and sheds what feels like millions of helicopters in my garden every autumn. It’s quite a nice tree in winter when it’s bare!
So most of the pots of have been sorted now, just a few empty looking things to sort and probably empty before moving to the shed area at the back of the garden. I do love this time of year, when everything is coming back to life but I’m impatient for more. More of everything – sunlight, warmth, new plants but I know better than to rush out planting at this time of year so I’m contenting myself with bulbs.
Here are my six offering this week.
First up is my rhododendron bush – still only a couple of years old and in a pot (rented accommodation means I’m stingy about planting things in the ground I might not be able to take with me if I leave). It needs repotting this year I think. It has a lot of buds right now and I can’t wait for it to open. It has beautiful pink flowers.
Next up are some crocus’ – these bulbs seem to have migrated into far more pots than I ever remember planting them in and this one is in with a Euphorbia.
Number three this week are some daffodils. These are from a “bonanza” pack of bulbs I bought last year – possibly tete a tete given their size. The other daffodils in surrounding pots seem to be growing very tall and leggy again this year – I had very few flowers last year and a lot of leaves. I hope that pattern isn’t repeated this year.
Hellebores are one of my favourite plants. I love them all year – from their slightly downturned faces in February and March, to their glossy dark green leaves all summer. I move them around the garden all year, to best suit the season for them. They summer under a cherry tree but spend spring up on the patio where it’s warm.
I adore primula in all its forms. The leaves are fascinating, unfurling and stretching as the sun arrives. I have several varieties around the garden but these are the earliest to flower this year. I’m sure I have some candelabra varieties in a pot somewhere. I’ll find them soon enough.
This is a pot of mostly tulips but I found a couple of dried out hyacinth bulbs when I was potting up my spring bulbs last autumn so I just threw them in here and they’ve appeared. Glorious scent.
So that’s my six for this week. Hopefully we’ll have more flowers on show next week – I think it’s only a matter of time before the forsythia bursts into all its yellowy goodness and the kale I left in over winter is showing signs of flowering any day now. Fingers crossed the cold spell forecast for next week is brief and we can get back to the lovely sunny days we have this weekend. Please join in Six On Saturday if you enjoyed this blog – information on how to join in is here.
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Your six are beautiful, and I enjoyed your description of “de-helicoptering” the pots. Happy Six and Happy Spring!
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Thanks! Terrible job but better than letting them get established!!
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Lovely, that primula is a very pretty little colour, as is the Hellebore! 🌸🌼 Spring has definitely sprung! xx
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I love the primula. Such a delicate colour for a hardy little thing.
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