March 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Leena]

For me, Blue Ensign is not the most vigorous pulmonaria, but it does very well.

The only blue Pulmonaria I have is also 'Blue Ensign', and it grows well in moist woodland bed.
It is a very intense blue color, like in Rick's and Roma's pictures  . Blue Pulmonaria's are so nice, also the one Robert showed earlier this month.

[Gabriela]

Great blues from these Pulmonaria!
I sowed seeds of P. mollis few years ago but nothing happened, I must purchase one this spring.

[Yann]

while the greenhouse is slowly entering in dormance the garden is now full of flowers

[David Nicholson]

Was that a buy-a-dicentra-get-an-anemone free offer David or did you already have the Anemone nemorosa growing there? My dicentra cucullaria isn't showing yet and I was wondering whether to give it a poke...

Well, I didn't buy it and nor was I given it! I can't wait for it to flower. I have a nemorosa in the vicinity but it would have had to get underneath a piece of stone to be able to flower where it is.

[Leena]

Snow is melting every day more and more, and in my earliest bed there are already many flowers.
Helleborus multifidus is such a good plant for me, and in strong sunlight it's lime coloured flowers look almost yellow.
Crocus korolkowii was a new plant for me, I planted it last autumn, and was pleased to see that it is a very early crocus. I hope it will like it here.

[Hoy]

Leena,

I think you will catch up with us in short time! Helleborus multifidus looks good! Crocus korolkowii is early here too but C. tomassinianus is earlier here.

[David Nicholson]

Looks a lovely woodland garden Leena.

[olegKon]

It is nice to see all these flowers in Europe. The first sign of spring is here as well.

[Leena]

Thanks Trond and David.

It is nice to see all these flowers in Europe. The first sign of spring is here as well.

Many snowdrops are looking just like that also here right now. Winter was not as cold as it could have been, but very very snowy, so the in some places the ground is not frozen very deep under the snow.

[David Nicholson]

I don't think I've got the hang of pruning this really, Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'



Maybe I should take lessons on this one too, Iberis sempervirens (I think?)

[Hoy]

I don't think I've got the hang of pruning this really, Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'

Maybe I should take lessons on this one too, Iberis sempervirens (I think?)

Seems you have had a lot of sun lately David! Nice flowers
Here it is wind and rain almost every day so although the temperature is mild the progress of spring is slow.

[Hoy]

I have planted several kinds of early small bulbs in the lawn. Here are a few flowering now. Had a few hours sun today!

Chionodoxa spp and Tulipa spp

[Gabriela]

Beautiful spring sceneries from all!
In Ontario the spring moves one step forward and two backwards.

David -yes, you can prune back the Iberis after it flowers. It is a reliable bloomer here as well.

[Hoy]

Gabriela,

Here the spring moves sideways. The monthly average for March (4.8C) is slightly lower than for February (5.0C)!

Prunus cerasifera in the rain.

[Robert]

Hi Trond,

Temperatures going side ways? Thank you for sharing this bit of information.

It must be nice to see the garden coming into bloom. 

Very busy today - but it was nice to see the photographs from your garden.