April 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[alanelliott]

Flowering at home Gentiana clusii


I counted 56 flowers which is a record for this plant - which is 9 years old


First Arisaema for me this year is Arisaema nepenthoides.

[astragalus]

It's very early in the garden here - still getting frost.  The big excitement is finding buds on Astragalus loanus, one that has never flowered before.  Just in case the grey, raw, windy cloudy days are not to its liking, I photographed it in bud.

Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose'

[astragalus]

The gentian is spectacular.

[Jane]

Jane : your Trilliums shown here are at the same stage as ours up here in Aberdeen - but our  Uvularia are quite a way behind yours  - they're still at the "spears not yet turned over" stage.

Hi Maggie it has been so mild here this year and through the winter.  I think I can count the amount of frosts we have had on one hand!  Your garden is stunning, it is how I aspire mine to be, Erythoniums and Trilliums everywhere!
Can I ask as to what comes up after them? 

[Maggi Young]

All sorts of things, Jane - a look through the Bulb Logs over the years will show you.
Arisaemas, Lilies, Nomocharis, Dactylorhizas, Corydalis, Roscoeas, Alliums .... it's a long list, making the most of each bed,  hence the title of one of Ian's talks  "High Rise and Time Share" 

[Roma]

This is from early in the month.  It was on its way out.  I could not see out of the window and it was leaning over the path so I decided it had to go.  I got as far as cutting it back with loppers but had not got as far as taking it down further with the saw.  I was then going to spray the stump with glyphosate.  It flowered very well this year and the mutilation is barely visible so it has a reprieve for a year or two anyway.
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'

[alanelliott]

The gentian is spectacular.

I'm pleased with it.

[Maggi Young]

I'm pleased with it.

Wonderful Scottish understatment  there, Al .

[François Lambert]

Last Week-End I left my garden for a walk in the "Hallerbos", a forest that is renowned for the huge carpets of bluebells.  But in fact it is a of bulb paradise, with besides the bluebells also huge patches of bear leek, lots of sorrel, wood anemones and wild 'dog' violets.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Wow!

[hadacekf]

Currently Gentiana acaulis flowers in the rock garden. All plants are from seed.

[ranunculus]

Magnificent, Franz … working so well with the violas.

[Gerdk]

Some pics from today

1. Viola delphinantha
2. Viola crassa - a Japanese violet related to
3. Viola biflora
4. Viola canina alba

Gerd

[johnralphcarpenter]

Roses already! 1,2: Rosa ecae; 3,4: lost label, possibly 'Canary Bird'; 5: lost label white rose.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' and Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Mary Queen of Scots'