The last of the daffodils had just about finished flowering. The garden looked OK. One highlight was the clematis on 2 of the verandah posts, one white, the other a delicate pink.
Also in flower were the Snow in Summer, prolific even though I'd cut it back hard some time ago. Here it is intertwined with African Daisy.
I don't have many tulips, perhaps 25, but they are at their best at the moment. They are scattered. For better effect I must remember to plant several together next year.
The poppies have started to bloom. One I'm pleased to see is a delicate orange one. The seeds were brought back by a friend from England some years ago.
One of my more interesting wallflowers, a yellow one, is in full bloom. The red flowered one is not nearly as impressive. Also pleased to see some pink 'bluebells' in flower, gifts from Pat Murphy.
The Apple and Quince trees are in blossom at the moment, plus my small lilac tree. Also the one decent rhododendron, Pink Pearl, is ready to burst into bloom.
The purplish colour of all the Honesty plants is becoming evident in various parts of the garden.
Planted this time were 10 more gladioli bulbs, some pink and red marguerite daisies, and a few Penstemon lyallii seedlings.
This is the time when Sticky Weed is at its most prevalent. It's a damn nuisance and very difficult to root out. I must admit to spraying where it is out in the open.
I spread some pea straw as a mulch around various plants. Let's hope the chooks from next door don;t scatter it as they have been known to do.
I had some produce this time, plenty of rhubarb plus some asparagus.
The Clematis are truly lovely. I also just loved that patch of Snow in Summer and African Daisies. That is simply gorgeous. You've quite a few pretty blooms around the place.
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