The April Garden

April is usually the month where the garden springs back into life, and this year is no exception, despite the cool rainy weather everything is bursting back into life. So with a camera in hand I had a wander round the garden this evening, purely for the enjoyment of having a look at everything. Something just taking the time to look at the garden without having a job to do can be a rewarding experience.
In no particular order here's a selection of what caught my eye this evening.

Newly emerging leaves from Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Rex'

An unknown variety of Acer

Arum italicum 'Pictum'  We get a double flush of leaves each year

Aspidistra elatior

Unfurling fern frond

Unfurling fronds of Cyrtomium falcatum

Schefflera taiwaniana

Heuchera 'Creme Brulee'

Felis catus 'Twinkles'

Syneilesis palmata

The pathway has had a spring spruce up with fresh gravel.

The unusual orange berries on Hedera helix 'Poetica Arborea'

Ligularia japonica

Aralia elata 'Aureovariegata'

Veratrum album

I love the way this Acer palmatum purpurea holds its new leaves.

Pieris japonica

Fatsia polycarpa (deeply cut form) from Crug Farm Plants.

Ripening seeds on Fatsia japonica

Aesculus parviflora

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' (and friend!)

Rhododendron sinogrande

Graptopetalum paraguayense

The undulating form of Scleranthus uniflorus

I did get carried away, so apologies to anyone still on dial up :)Gaz