There is so much colour now in the garden - the forget-me-nots have seeded themselves more and more and are making bright ground cover in all the empty nooks and crannies. The wallflowers have sprung back into life and will usually carry on flowering right through the season.
The 'bridal wreath' shrubs or 'foam of May' as they are also known are in full bloom and look stunning. Geums we have planted here and there are also flowering and will continue to do so now as the summer comes and goes.
Pink and white saxifrages are dotted around and have spread since we newly planted them and then divided them again last autumn. There are also some late flowering daffodils with multiple dainty flowers, as the earlier daffodils begin to die back.
We have a few more shrubs that I have to mention, as they add so much intetest to the garden at this time of year. A couple of forsythias add a strong yellow zest to the borders and we have a couple of small magnolia bushes flowering in crimson and pale pink, which I'm pleased about as they were recently planted and one didn't flower last year.
That's the fun in gardening - it's hard work that pays off if you are lucky and you get to enjoy the delights and look forward to more. I'm hoping the magnolias will make spectacular specimen shrubs in years to come.
A couple more plants that are giving so much pleasure in the garden at the moment are the forget-me-nots, white alyssum and the bluebells. Our first bluebells are flowering now, bright blue and fresh - they are in a sunny spot on the front garden, but we have many in the back garden in shady corners, which are now coming up fast on their heels. I always look forward to the blue bells.
The garden really is so uplifting at this time of year, adding to the exciting anticipation of summer and warm days - and so far, so good with the sunny, milder weather!
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