After a somewhat depressing week with more rain and fog, yesterday eventually turned out nice. Nice enough for me to not only hang my washing out, but also deal with the pots that have spent the winter outside but sheltering under my patio table. Some things have survived and sending out shoots, others look quite dead, but as I am aiming to decrease the number of containers I have that’s no bad thing.
So let’s have a quick look around the garden and see what’s happening as April draws to an end.
The first of three Bank Holidays this weekend and if the weather is decent I imagine there will be a lot of gardening being done and with warmer weather forecast I expect more perennials will shoot up as we enter late spring. I am at last going to sow some half hardy annual seeds as the conservatory has warmed up and I think I can manage to wrangle the seed compost and pots.
Jim of Garden Ruminations is now our host and as a former nurseryman has a lot more than the SOS happening over on his blog so well worth following. As always, if you want a peek over other people’s garden walls then please pop over to his site where you find links to many more wonderful garden enthusiasts from all over the world. See here for the participant’s guide.
Cornwall in Colours 
I am sorry April has been such a let-down for you, weather wise. Seeing your photos, I am wondering if my rogue tulip might be be Orange Princess – is it VERY frilly? I would be interested in knowing when you take your osteospermum cuttings, Jude, as I brought some of the ones I bought last year for pots into the greenhouse with the intention of taking cuttings but by early spring they were already shapely and reblooming, so I haven’t done so this time. Are you enjoying C Amber more, now it is looking more ‘as it should’? Have you noted me saying I have taken mine out and will try and sell it on when we open? I shan’t miss it 🤣
C. Amber is a bit more interesting, but all the flowers are at the base of the plant and there is not much in the way of climbing going on. It is still in a pot so I’ll give it another year before I decide what to do with it. Orange Princess is very frilly, much like a peony flower. As for the osteo cuttings I tend to just cut them back when they start to creep too far and simply snip off any flowers or buds. I need to take more cuttings to replace the ones the sheep nibbled!
Wow, your garden is looking great! Mine isn’t anywhere near as colourful yet!
Yes, it has suddenly gone quite mad!
I hope that the Clematis lives up to expectations as it looks lovely in the photo. T. ‘Orange Princess’ has a great colour combination
Orange Princess is very beautiful and because the stems are short the flowers haven’t collapsed as doubles usually do for me. Jury is still out concerning that clematis.
Sounds like we have similar weather. Can’t believe how much rain we are having; oh well, lucky I own a good raincoat. Beautiful garden Jude, nothing quite as pretty as an English garden in spring.
The garden is an explosion of colour now the days are longer and the soil warms up.