April 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere

[daveyp1970]

A few pics from my friend Margaret's meadow(front lawn) today.

Amazing!!     What are the little yellow ones in the foreground of the first pic?

Lori they are Ranunculus ficaria a thug but very pretty on mass.

[Graham Catlow]

My, that's a lovely sight, Davey. My congratulations to your friend Margaret on her meadow.

I agree with Maggi that's a great sight. I really like F. meleagris grown naturally.

[Hoy]

A few pics from my friend Margaret's meadow(front lawn) today.

That really is a meadow! 

[Graham Catlow]

Some from today. The best season of the year has really started!

Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Blaue Glocke'
P.v. BG group.
Camellia 'Carnation'
Unknown Red Camellia
Sedum spathulifolium purpurium and Sempervivum atropurpureum
Magnolia 'Stellata'
Euphorbia myrsinites

[Maggi Young]

I love your red camellia. Lots of other flowers looking grand but that red is a show stopper!

[Graham Catlow]

I love your red camellia. Lots of other flowers looking grand but that red is a show stopper!

Thanks Maggi. I've had it since it was about 30cm tall and it's flowering quite well now at about 1.5m tall.

[johnw]

Graham - Your red Camellia is sensational. You must find the name.

Just out today C. Pink Perfection.

johnw

[ian mcenery]

At the risk of being told it is wrong here is what I have Trillium albidum with a cherry base.

Also a very old clump of chlorapetalum now at its best

I mentioned that what I had as Trillium "sessile" was probably a form of chlorapetalum and also it is a bit of a weed and thug in the garden (no complaints) Here are a few pictures of some of the clumps that have mostly self seeded around. I have got some lovely leaf forms with flower colours. I think this is  probably hybridised with the "true" chlorapetalum. These plants however stand up well and stay in good condition for several months better than most others. I would welcome any opinions on its progeny

Ian your clumps are fantastic,i will glady home some of your bad boy rogues.

Davey if you would like a few PM your address and I will send some when they are more easily moved

[Lesley Cox]

That's what a front lawn SHOULD be - not mowed to within an inch of its life. Mine has the right height, but not the flowers - except dandelions.

Thanks Giles for the link about the Belarina primroses. I spelt the word wrongly earlier.

[Giles]

John,
Primula 'Peter Klein'.....it's very nice, but I can only find a P.rosea hybrid with that name in my books.
Can you remember where you got it?
- as I would like to get one too.
Giles

[daveyp1970]

Thanks everybody for your kind comments about Margarets(lawn) meadow i will pass them on.

[angie]

Graham, you have been telling me lies, you said your garden wasn't at it's best but what you have shown is fantastic. That Camelia is something else. My Pulsatillas haven't even got flower heads on yet.
Looking forward to seeing more of your garden plants.

Angie

[Natalia]

In my garden showed the first Galanthus.

[Graham Catlow]

Graham, you have been telling me lies, you said your garden wasn't at it's best but what you have shown is fantastic. That Camelia is something else. My Pulsatillas haven't even got flower heads on yet.
Looking forward to seeing more of your garden plants.

Angie

Angie, these are mere snippets - there is little colour in the rest of the garden. And there is a lot of fox, rabbit and squirrel protection in much of the rest of the garden. A bit like a junk yard for mesh. I remove this when the plants come through and cover the ground. They don't seem as bothered in the garden in the late Spring and Summer. Although I have just erected a rabbit proof fence round most of the garden which is not too unsightly but I would rather it wasn't necessary. Still a lot of clearance from the winter months to do.

[Hoy]

In my garden showed the first Galanthus.

It is always a special feeling when the snow melts and the first flowers emerge! Unfortunately the snow departs long before the flowers emerge here but I can remember the experience from younger days!