Sunday, 21 May 2023

Flowering now.

At last we are having some kind weather and we are out in the garden clearing and cutting back and enjoying the trees and plants as they spring into life. Lots of unkown pleasures to see as well as a few favourites. I had the lovely sambucus nigra in my last home and am pleased to have a healthy plant growing here, I'm just waiting for the flat pink flowers to bloom. The wisteria is a particular delight at the moment and there are wafts of perfume from it and from the honeysuckle and lilac elsewhere in the garden. Its a lovely time of year.
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  1. A Brit in Tennessee21 May 2023 at 11:52

    Simply stunning blooms, it's always so encouraging to see the garden awaken. Thank you for sharing yours . ~Jo

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    1. Share my Garden25 May 2023 at 07:42

      A neighbour is coming round tomorrow to tell me what is growing in my garden. I had better have a notebook and pencil ready otherwise it will be in one ear and out of the other!

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  2. Librarian21 May 2023 at 21:54

    Isn't it wonderful, opening your windows and having those lovely scents wafting in? My neighbour, the one whose garden I see from my kitchen window, has a three-coloured lilac tree in her garden (it came about all on its own, she tells me). It sends clouds of scent towards my kitchen when the wind and air temperature are right.

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    1. Share my Garden25 May 2023 at 07:43

      How lovely, now I can think of you living in clouds of perfume!

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  3. Susan Heather22 May 2023 at 15:41

    I love your new garden.

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    1. Susan Heather22 May 2023 at 15:42

      I also love viewing spring gardens in our autumn.

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    2. Share my Garden25 May 2023 at 07:47

      I have everything to learn about this garden. The first thing to note is how thin and dry the soil is. I've ordered two large waterbuts and would like to add some half barrels to other downpipes if they will fit. Hoping your autumn is gentle, Susan.

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  4. Alex aus dem Gwundergarten27 May 2023 at 20:43

    Love the sambucus nigra too. I first saw it in Herefordshire during a holiday trip. After that I just had to plant it in my garden. Your garden looks like a stunning wild secret place, which I would love to explore. Beautiful.
    I´ve got a white wisteria growing at my place. I bought it as a tree and it died after a few years. So I dug it out and planted a star magnolia. However, the wisteria wasn´t dead and it seemed, that I didn´t get out all roots. It returned and I dug it out two more times. By the third time I was fed up and because the star magnolia died as well, I let it grow and climb over the skeleton of the star magnolia :). Now, I´ve got my old wisteria back again and it got lots of flowers this year. Never underestimate the will of life of a wisteria :).
    Have a great day. Alex

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  5. Share my Garden28 May 2023 at 14:48

    Your comment makes me smile, Alex, somewhat ruefully, as I have had similar problems with wisteria. I haven't had such a good outcome as you as mine stayed dead! I shall have some tricky climbing to do to cut back the growth on this one!

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  6. Kathy29 May 2023 at 19:07

    The photos are glorious!!!! Do you have any advice as to where to plant wisteria. I have a fairly young plant against a swing frame, but there is not enough sun. I'll have to move it, but where? Is yours planted against the house? Or on a pergola? Any ideas?

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