I was determined to spend at least some of today in the garden, so while the sun was shining I donned my red wellies and started off in the greenhouse. I had loads of geranium plug plants to pot on. I have gone for all bright red ones this year - another departure for me, I usually go for pinks - but whilst in Italy last year I saw the beauty of red upon red geraniums en masse.
Last autumn, I planted bulbs in pots to eventually plant out into my flower beds, so my next job was to position my alliums and tulips. I could see exactly where I had gaps to fill - top marks to Alan Titchmarsh! My back border should be an abundance of alliums by May. These tulips are filling a terracotta pot outside my back door.
I carefully selected orange 'ballerina' tulips to go with my pheasant eye narcissi in my big wooden barrels and have been disappointed to find that the tulips that have come up are not the ones I bought, instead they are a lovely creamy colour. They look ok, but I think the orange ones would have looked fab, picking out the centre of the narcissi and contrasting brilliantly with my wisteria when it comes out too...
Finally, this is my latest finished crochet project. A skinny scarf made with the gorgeous yarns in this post. All the details of my yarn projects are now on Ravelry, where I'm known as Lilyflossie!
Stunning photos. Just stunning.
ReplyDeleteWasn't the sunshine glorious? We are well renowned for forgetting the clocks thing. One year we were hideously late for lunch with MiL as a consequence and were forced to eat charcoal without a murmur of complaint as penance.
ReplyDeleteBut today, we remembered.
your garden looks and sounds gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of geraniums so much, that damp earthy smell. (am I weird?quite possibly!)The alliums will look beautiful, I have some dotted about the garden and love their pompom heads, they always make me smile.x
ReplyDeleteSuch a great thing to at last catch up on our posts now we're back from being on holiday. Your garden and knitting are wondeful! Love those colors on your scraf. Happy Days ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteWhat a good day you had in the garden, I think everyone must of had the same idea in the land of blog. I aeorated the grass and then sprinkled the weed & feed on it. I just need it to rain now to wash it in!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about red geraniums in Italy they are the most beautiful things!
Wasn't it a perfect first day of Spring? I can't wait to have a garden of my own so that I can make it pretty :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Dragonfly - really lovely. I hope we'll see a picture of the red geraniums - I think they'll look stunning. x
ReplyDeleteI'm so rubbish at the clocks it's not even funny anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnd well done you for keeping yur ravelry account up to date - I'll come and say hello, I'm dottycookie on there too but not keeping it up to date ... must try harder!
Sounds like you have a very beautiful garden. I've added you to my friends list on Ravelry - hope you don't mind.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is going to be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt's so annoying when the tulip bulbs come up a different colour to the one you bought isn't it, I've had that experience too!