April 17, 2020 AnnS
At the end of the week my grass is cut, the borders trimmed and most of the weeds are out.
My Spring tubs are still blooming although the daffodils are starting to wilt and loosing their colour.
Apple Blossom is starting to come onto the tree bursting with pink buds that turn into white flowers.
My tree usually does quite well with crab apples.
Cherry Blossom with its clumps of white flowers. I will need to watch for the cherries as usually the birds eat them all.
Penstemon is a Half Hardy Perennial and does quite well in large tubs in my garden. I cut it back last Autumn and it's just starting to come through again.
It has short sturdy stems with densely packed white-throated purple flowers. It flowers between June and September and likes the sun.
I have two large tubs with three plants in each.
Tradescantia (Blue 'N' Gold)is a Hardy Perrenial and every year I think that's it game over but it just keeps coming back. I have divided it several times as it tends to spread. It flowers between April and October with violet/blue flowers. It likes the shade but appears to grow in most soils with plenty of water.
Lupins. I have quite a steep bank that backs onto the paddock. It can be very wet and I have planted Lupins which over the years have self seeded and I just leave them to get on with it. They are multi-coloured and appear to like this position. I took a lot of seeds from them in the Autumn and am hoping to grow more lupins in pots.
The Lupins certainly add colour to that bank.
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