Blooming Priory 2

At this time of year the light is a hindrance.  Whilst trying to work, I’m constantly having to stop and admire a particular plant,

Osmanthus x burkwoodii.  Fantastic shrub, tough as old boots and superb strong scent

combination of plants,

Queen of Night tulips with cherry and pear blossom

or a certain scene. How can I be expected to get any work done?

One of two Amelanchier in the garden.  This, the larger, is up against a corner of the house.

This is just a quick post to show off some of the color and light at this superb time of the Sussex year.

Primula denticulata – a hangover from my time working in an Alpine nursery.  I’ve got loads of them.  Easy to propagate (split ’em) and in a range of colours.  What’s not to like?

As I’m working, I have to make a mental note of what to come back to and take a picture of during my breaks.

Bluebells, primula and violets cluster around the base of the oak stump, east lawn.

Over in the flower meadow daffodils are still blooming.

I would post more photo’s (taken today) but very annoyingly have left my camera-to-PC-cable at the Priory.I spent quite a lot of time in late winter digging up and transplanting forget-me-nots (of which I didn’t think there was enough of at the Priory).

Forget-me-nots with tulip bakeri

At last, the big beech hedge that runs along most of the western  and southern boundaries of the garden is turning to leaf.  Strange how just a small bit at a time finds the courage to go for it, whilst the rest holds back.Peep over the garden boundary and you can admire Margaret’s hedge boundaries.  The blackthorn here is still in flower, though as the hedges are cut annually the blossom isn’t as exuberant as the blackthorn show going on in the garden.And finally, no flowers but the green in this shot just makes me want to rub my face in it.  Ill advised as that would be – in the foreground is stinging nettle and goosegrass.  Margaret’s new lambs and mothers are feeding in the far field.