happy Spring

things are happening in the garden - but slowly - it's cold still

Scarecrow

hyacinths and bergenia

Rocky and Socky with my rhubarb forcers

the sea hollies are growing, two of them anyway, I did have more but these are the only two that are still there it seems

lupins, amazing the slugs haven't gotten to them yet

Veronica longifolia new growth. I love veronica, especially those fancy veronica spicata cultivars like Royal Candles but they don't last long and they're expensive whereas this bog-standard veronica longifolia seems as tough as old boots, self-seeds and gives me satisfying (if not exciting) veronica flowers, liked by bees.

Monarda Cambridge Scarlet, small plants last year from Peter Nyssen which bloomed well. I don't know if these are the plants or seedlings but at least something survived from last year. So many plants do not.

I've bought a number of nepeta small plants from Peter Nyssen the last few years and they seem to be surviving. Didn't stop me buying a few more (different cultivar) due to be delivered soon. Cats love it, bees love it, I love it.

centaurea dealbata, a plant I bought last year

close-up of that little rosette in the photo above, is it a young centaurea dealbata or something else?

Another unknown plant I have. It looks similar to delphinium but I don't think it's that. I've seen it in previous years but it never survived.

I grew valerian from seed a few years ago. Only got 3 plants surviving. They've survived the winter. I hope to see flowers this year and fewer caterpillers destroying them.

red / corn / field poppy rosettes