Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, April 2008

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, April 2008

April 15, 2008 by artistsgarden

Yet again - Carol from May Dreams Garden hosts her GBBD for April.

I am so glad that Carol does this as it really helps me notice how long some plants remain in flower. Thank you Carol

In my garden the pulmonaria is still flowering, I first noticed her blooming on the 6th February - amazing.

The Camellia, Magnolia, Primroses and of course the Hellebore still have some flowers. Notice that lovely little bundle of seed head in the center of the Hellebore

Please click on the pictures for a larger view

I have various trees showing their spring blossoms

The Forget-Me-Nots, (Myosotis Sylvatica), Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum) and Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthodes hispanica) are starting to scatter themselves through the garden

Honesty (Lunaria annua) and Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris) are providing bold splashes of colour.

The surprise for the month is Cerinthe Major, which self seeded last year - and it is flowering quite early for my garden!

Oh dear - it is just past midnight - so I am a little bit late with this post.

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11 Responses to “Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, April 2008”

on April 16, 2008 at 4:22 am1 Marilena

those are very nice flowers! i finally have some flower books from the library! and i planted my freesia bulbs, so hope they grow soon!
on April 16, 2008 at 4:43 am2 nancybond

Everything in your garden looks so lush. Lovely.
on April 16, 2008 at 9:23 am3 Christine

Great photos. Perhaps we share the same love of gardening, I certainly enjoy the same flowers
on April 16, 2008 at 11:30 am4 patientgardener

Lovely pics as usual
on April 16, 2008 at 1:57 pm5 VP

Lovely Blooms Karen.

There’s an award for you over at my place, but not until Friday!
on April 16, 2008 at 2:45 pm6 Katarina

So many trees in bloom - how delightful! I long for my cherry tree to show some flowers…
Very nice pictures, Karen!
/Katarina
on April 17, 2008 at 2:11 pm7 Esther

Honesty - I like honesty flowers. The seed heads are often made much of and the flowers ignored.

We’ve got a harsh North East wind at present.

Is your weather being kinder now the snow has past?

Esther
ESTHER IN THE GARDEN
on April 19, 2008 at 12:35 am8 kate

I love the colour of the Cerinthe Major flowers. The Marsh Marigolds are great - I can’t believe how far advanced you are in comparison to here. We were bopping along well on the route to spring - a snowstorm is about to arrive and cold will settle in for the next week.

Have you come any closer to figuring out why you don’t do flowers? You have lovely blooms in any event. My garden is simply a hodge-podge of flowers that I love (well, and can grow here).

Have a good weekend … your stone wall is utterly beautiful!
on April 19, 2008 at 1:19 am9 Carol, May Dreams Gardens

It is interesting how long some plants remain in flower, yet other flowers can be missed if you go away for a long weekend.

Thanks for joining in for bloom day!
on April 19, 2008 at 4:15 pm10 Mark

Did you know I have ben wondering what that purple flower was and now thanks to you I know. I thought it might have been a farmers escapee. I shall get some honesty seed and give it a go.

Cheers Mark
on April 19, 2008 at 9:04 pm11 P

Sorry Dobby I havent been walking with you, my blood is not yet blue enough. Mind you the weather is better next week.
Karen that blue plant (Marsh Marigold Caltha Palustris) I thought it was a blue bell.
Has the Ysgethin Wood got any blue bells yet.?
Love P