I managed to find a number of flowers to photograph in my garden this March.
We have areas in our garden that are left wild. This is one of the many violets that bloomed in March. I think this is an Early Dog Violet (Viola reichenbachiana )
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna ). Not only are the flowers so shiny and buttercup-yellow but the leaves are interesting too. They are patterned and blotchy with different shades of green and then there is the strange black line down the centre of the leaf looking like it was drawn carelessly with a felt pen.
This is all that was left of some of my favourite tulips after a Muntjac deer came visiting. I wasn’t too happy about this. I can see a grape hyacinth bulb that was dug up as well.
I am very fond of Scillas and this was a patch of them as they were beginning to flower.
This is a pea – Lathyrus ‘Spring Beauty’ just as it too, began to flower.
Our Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera ) always looks good against a blue sky. Cherry Plum are the first of the flowering trees to have blossom in the spring.
Cherry Plum blossom
Pots of ‘Tete a Tete’ miniature daffodils and just a few pale blue crocus.
Sweet Violets (Viola odorata ) growing under the Crabapple tree.
The first of the garden daffodils to flower. It isn’t easy to see in this photo but the trumpets are a darker orange colour. I think they might be ‘Jetfire’ daffodils.
A large clump of Primroses ( Primula vulgaris) growing in the verge at the front of the house.
Primrose flower. This is a pin-eye flower, with the pinhead-like stigma in the centre of the flower and the stamens hidden below.
After a very long and quite stressful day, this is exactly what I needed, Clare. Thank you for this. I’m going back to view again. Enjoy your weekend! ❤
Thank-you, Jill! I am sorry you had such a trying day on Friday; I hope your weekend was restful and enjoyable. We spent the time getting the house ready for workmen arriving tomorrow. I hate the disruption but so look forward to having a lovely new bathroom in a couple of weeks.
Beautiful photos, Clare, even with the absence of the tulips after deer-gate. Do you have much wildlife living in your big pond? It looks as if it is probably teeming with friends 🙂
Haha! I like deer-gate! Yes, the pond is full of creatures and many other creatures come to visit to feast on them. I am awaiting the first dragonflies and damselflies.
The daffodils in the pots make such a statement! Do you leave them in pots year round? And the effect of the flowers around the pond is very impressive, too.
Thank-you Kerry. Yes, I leave the daffodils in the pots though I think this year they will have to be re-potted as they have outgrown their home! I usually add extra compost during the winter and then after flowering I give them a feed and then hide the pots behind the greenhouse. The leaves always take such a long time to disappear which is annoying in a flowerbed but okay in a pot.
A beautiful spring post, Clare, and I enjoyed all the flowers and the slide show. And thank you for the introduction to Julie Fowlis. Always loved that song and she does such a beautiful rendition of it.
What a wonderful start to my Sunday, Thank you for a tour of your garden and the Spring flowers I yearn for…..really enjoyed the music too, Must look her up
Meg
That’s a great crop of flowers in a great looking yard. It’s too bad about the deer, but a good thing it left when it did!
The mini daffodils in pots is a great idea.
Thank-you Allen. I was glad the deer left when it did. They are regular visitors during the winter when they don’t do too much damage as long as we protect the trees. Their visits aren’t so regular in the spring and summer but when they do they eat everything, even euonymus which is supposed to be poisonous!
Such amazing creatures! This country is over-run with deer. Hunting is very restricted and there are so many animal lovers and animal rights activists that it is difficult to cull deer without great protests from them.
Very unusual leaves on that lesser celandine, as you pointed out. The pea – is it wild? So pretty! Your pots of daffodils look great – there are so many, it really makes a statement.
I enjoyed the Julie Fowlis – we have one of her CDs at the library, and I like it so much I was thinking of buying it for home. (Dolly also likes it!)
So beautiful, and the music goes perfectly with the pictures. I’ve never heard such a beautiful rendition of Blackbird. I love the Cherry Plums especially – they make me think of popcorn. 🙂
Ohh the flower pics and this rendition of ‘Blackbird’. Oops, for the Muntjac! There is blackbird in Mum’s garden and one here and they have both been singing their hearts out recently. Hugs for you my lovely and all your brood. ❤ Xxxx with much love always xXx ❤
Thank-you, Cynthia for your kindness. I am fine. We have been very busy having a lot of work done to the house – the main bathroom has been gutted and re-fitted as has the en-suite WC – and now that that has been nearly completed we have started to redecorate. I dislike having work done in the house – it makes me feel so tense – and after last year’s problems with a plumber who failed to return to finish a job I have been worse than usual. I had a bad migraine last Monday and it has taken me some time to recover. However, I am okay now and trying to catch up with my chores and help with the painting too. My blogging has had to be put on hold for the time being and I haven’t had the time to visit all my blogging friends to see what they have been up to either. I had thought that I would have had the time to keep up so didn’t let any one know what we were doing. I’ll never learn! I hope you are coping okay and enjoying the late spring weather. Clare xx
Not to worry, Clare. I’m just glad you are well. I have taken long absences from the blog, as you know, so I understand. My best to the family, and I’m glad the work is being done.
Hello Clare! I am back over here to catch up which I seem to be making quite a habit of these days! 😦 I was reading over some of your previous posts and was so sorry to read about the awful damage that Doris caused. How awful about your lovely summerhouse but I’m glad you were able to get it replaced. Hopefully you will have a storm free rest of the year. I loved seeing the bluebells in your previous post and all the lovely spring flowers in this post. I have a particular fondness for the little violets. How lucky you are to have so many. I never knew about the difference between the pin eyed and thrum eyed primroses…I shall have to look more closely now! Hope all is well with you.
– Kate xx
Thank-you very much, Kate. I seem to be trying to catch-up all the time these days too! There is always so much to do and blogging gets left by the wayside. All is well with me thank-you, as I hope it is with you too.
Clare xx
Such beautiful flowers, dear Clare—- Love them, especially the Scillas (I agree with you… they are lovely!)…
Too bad about that deer who came for a visit and ate the tulips, though…
Anyway… Hope this Spring is being great for you… (This autumn here is very cold and rainy!).
Sending love & best wishes…. Hugs! 😀 ❤
Thank-you very much, my dear Aquileana! I am sorry your autumn is so miserable; our spring has been fine – very cold at times and very dry too but recently has been warm and sunny which is very nice!
I hope you have had a good week and that your weekend is good fun! Much love and hugs xx ❤ xx
I somehow overlooked this entry of yours…for several months (oops!). I so miss spring already! Snow on the ground here, and more expected tomorrow. We’re (begrudgingly) settling in for five months of winter….
I hope you are having a wonderful start to your week!
You have beautifully captured the changing of the seasons here, Clare.
Oh yes, spring is a wonderful season.
But I also like autumn – with its colorful leaves, berries, apples and mushrooms.
Greetings….:-)
Rosie
nildamacedopaulino said:
Nice BLOG ❤ ❤ ❤
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Jill Weatherholt said:
After a very long and quite stressful day, this is exactly what I needed, Clare. Thank you for this. I’m going back to view again. Enjoy your weekend! ❤
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you, Jill! I am sorry you had such a trying day on Friday; I hope your weekend was restful and enjoyable. We spent the time getting the house ready for workmen arriving tomorrow. I hate the disruption but so look forward to having a lovely new bathroom in a couple of weeks.
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avian101 said:
You have so many beautiful flowers! 🙂
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much, HJ!
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susanpoozan said:
What a lovely garden you have, I liked the cherry plum blossom the best.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Susan. I love the cherry plum blossom too, especially as it’s the first blossom of the spring.
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margaret21 said:
Lovely photos. Apart from the aftermath of the Muntjac Deer Massacre 😦
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Margaret. The deer do such damage! I was so pleased to see them when we first moved here, fool that I was 😦
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margaret21 said:
I’ve never seen one. Lucky me?
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Clare Pooley said:
Perhaps!
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Liz said:
Beautiful photos, Clare, even with the absence of the tulips after deer-gate. Do you have much wildlife living in your big pond? It looks as if it is probably teeming with friends 🙂
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Clare Pooley said:
Haha! I like deer-gate! Yes, the pond is full of creatures and many other creatures come to visit to feast on them. I am awaiting the first dragonflies and damselflies.
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Liz said:
a microcosm of year-round activity – it must be mesmerising! 🙂
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Clare Pooley said:
It’s wonderful.
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KerryCan said:
The daffodils in the pots make such a statement! Do you leave them in pots year round? And the effect of the flowers around the pond is very impressive, too.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Kerry. Yes, I leave the daffodils in the pots though I think this year they will have to be re-potted as they have outgrown their home! I usually add extra compost during the winter and then after flowering I give them a feed and then hide the pots behind the greenhouse. The leaves always take such a long time to disappear which is annoying in a flowerbed but okay in a pot.
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Lavinia Ross said:
A beautiful spring post, Clare, and I enjoyed all the flowers and the slide show. And thank you for the introduction to Julie Fowlis. Always loved that song and she does such a beautiful rendition of it.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much, Lavinia. I only discovered Julie Fowlis about a year ago; she has such a sweet voice!
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tootlepedal said:
Thank you for the tour. I enjoyed it.
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Clare Pooley said:
You are very welcome and thank-you.
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Meg Owen said:
What a wonderful start to my Sunday, Thank you for a tour of your garden and the Spring flowers I yearn for…..really enjoyed the music too, Must look her up
Meg
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much for your kind comment!
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
That’s a great crop of flowers in a great looking yard. It’s too bad about the deer, but a good thing it left when it did!
The mini daffodils in pots is a great idea.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Allen. I was glad the deer left when it did. They are regular visitors during the winter when they don’t do too much damage as long as we protect the trees. Their visits aren’t so regular in the spring and summer but when they do they eat everything, even euonymus which is supposed to be poisonous!
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
They also eat yew, which is poisonous!
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Clare Pooley said:
Such amazing creatures! This country is over-run with deer. Hunting is very restricted and there are so many animal lovers and animal rights activists that it is difficult to cull deer without great protests from them.
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
Deer hunting is allowed here each year but we still have plenty of them and seeing them is becoming much more regular.
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Lisa G. said:
Very unusual leaves on that lesser celandine, as you pointed out. The pea – is it wild? So pretty! Your pots of daffodils look great – there are so many, it really makes a statement.
I enjoyed the Julie Fowlis – we have one of her CDs at the library, and I like it so much I was thinking of buying it for home. (Dolly also likes it!)
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you, Lisa! Dolly is a very discerning cat!
The pea is a cottage garden plant I bought at the garden centre a few years ago. It’s a perennial sweet-pea that flowers very early http://www.leavesnbloom.com/2012/03/spring-peas-lathyrus-vernus.html
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quercuscommunity said:
Great flower pictures – really cheering for someone who is stuck inside. Thank you. 🙂
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Clare Pooley said:
You are very welcome, and thank-you!
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quercuscommunity said:
🙂
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Laurie Graves said:
So very lovely, even with the deer-nibbled plants.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you so much, Laurie.
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Tamara Jare said:
So you have deer, too? I’ve abandoned any idea about planting tulips and roses! But daffodils and Japanese maples resist, at least here !
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Clare Pooley said:
Yes, my daffodils and my Japanese maple are fine too!
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Sheila said:
So beautiful, and the music goes perfectly with the pictures. I’ve never heard such a beautiful rendition of Blackbird. I love the Cherry Plums especially – they make me think of popcorn. 🙂
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you so much, Sheila! I had to have another look at the cherry plum blossom and yes, I can see exactly what you mean!
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Jane Sturgeon said:
Ohh the flower pics and this rendition of ‘Blackbird’. Oops, for the Muntjac! There is blackbird in Mum’s garden and one here and they have both been singing their hearts out recently. Hugs for you my lovely and all your brood. ❤ Xxxx with much love always xXx ❤
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much, my dear Jane! Hugs and lots of ❤ always xxxx
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Ste J said:
I have missed your garden, sunnier climes are all very nice but your photos make me feel at home again. Nature is a truly wonderful thing.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Ste J. You are very kind, as always.
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Cynthia Reyes said:
I’m listening to the lovely music you chose as I write. Clare is all well? Your last post was three weeks ago. Just wondering.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you, Cynthia for your kindness. I am fine. We have been very busy having a lot of work done to the house – the main bathroom has been gutted and re-fitted as has the en-suite WC – and now that that has been nearly completed we have started to redecorate. I dislike having work done in the house – it makes me feel so tense – and after last year’s problems with a plumber who failed to return to finish a job I have been worse than usual. I had a bad migraine last Monday and it has taken me some time to recover. However, I am okay now and trying to catch up with my chores and help with the painting too. My blogging has had to be put on hold for the time being and I haven’t had the time to visit all my blogging friends to see what they have been up to either. I had thought that I would have had the time to keep up so didn’t let any one know what we were doing. I’ll never learn! I hope you are coping okay and enjoying the late spring weather. Clare xx
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Cynthia Reyes said:
Not to worry, Clare. I’m just glad you are well. I have taken long absences from the blog, as you know, so I understand. My best to the family, and I’m glad the work is being done.
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you, my friend.
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Kate R said:
Hello Clare! I am back over here to catch up which I seem to be making quite a habit of these days! 😦 I was reading over some of your previous posts and was so sorry to read about the awful damage that Doris caused. How awful about your lovely summerhouse but I’m glad you were able to get it replaced. Hopefully you will have a storm free rest of the year. I loved seeing the bluebells in your previous post and all the lovely spring flowers in this post. I have a particular fondness for the little violets. How lucky you are to have so many. I never knew about the difference between the pin eyed and thrum eyed primroses…I shall have to look more closely now! Hope all is well with you.
– Kate xx
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much, Kate. I seem to be trying to catch-up all the time these days too! There is always so much to do and blogging gets left by the wayside. All is well with me thank-you, as I hope it is with you too.
Clare xx
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Aquileana said:
Such beautiful flowers, dear Clare—- Love them, especially the Scillas (I agree with you… they are lovely!)…
Too bad about that deer who came for a visit and ate the tulips, though…
Anyway… Hope this Spring is being great for you… (This autumn here is very cold and rainy!).
Sending love & best wishes…. Hugs! 😀 ❤
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you very much, my dear Aquileana! I am sorry your autumn is so miserable; our spring has been fine – very cold at times and very dry too but recently has been warm and sunny which is very nice!
I hope you have had a good week and that your weekend is good fun! Much love and hugs xx ❤ xx
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Resa said:
Love this rendition of Blackbird! Your flowers are as beautiful. ❤
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you Resa!
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Sheryl @ Flowery Prose said:
I somehow overlooked this entry of yours…for several months (oops!). I so miss spring already! Snow on the ground here, and more expected tomorrow. We’re (begrudgingly) settling in for five months of winter….
I hope you are having a wonderful start to your week!
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank-you, Sheryl. Five months of winter! You are hardy souls in Canada!
We’ve had a good start to the week – hope you have a good one too.
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wholelottarosie said:
You have beautifully captured the changing of the seasons here, Clare.
Oh yes, spring is a wonderful season.
But I also like autumn – with its colorful leaves, berries, apples and mushrooms.
Greetings….:-)
Rosie
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Clare Pooley said:
Thank you very much, Rosie. Autumn is definitely a glorious season.
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