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Thanks for that. Fingers crossed it will pick up in time.
Thanks for reading:)

They are bright and cheery aren't they...hope your cuttings are successful.

Ange, considering the dull weather and the low temperatures I am very surprised it is in bloom in April.

Thanks both ... it was so beautiful that I just had to take a photo of it.

Thanks David, I can see it from the kitchen window so it almost makes washing the dishes a pleasure!

Looks handy Shirley.

Ooh Ange, bending is not good. In fact it takes my breath away so now I use a kneeling pad … still hard work though!

I have better luck with the pale varieties than the deep coloured ones. 'Guernsey Cream' is a pretty. She's out early for you, Shirley.

I like all of these. They are all gorgeous colours. I have ditched most of mine this year as they were in tubs and I'm trying to limit the number to water, but I have taken cuttings to make up for it.

I could do with one of these. I can hardly straighten up today after bending to cut off hellebore flowers yesterday!

Lots of lovely flowers for a small rose, Balcony.

This Gladiolus has the same flower open for several days.

The flowers are open for only 1 day, but I have so many plants that do this, it is not a problem for me. They are also open all day, something not all flowers do (especially Moraea). There are, however, a lot of buds, so it should flower over a long period of time.

Wow, beautiful

That is a real show Shirley ...

I have one, but not as tall as yours but is great for planting plus the advantage of having a seat too.

Beautiful!

They should grow very well, as long as bugs don’t attack them.

Beautiful color!

Balcony,

Your orchid looks great!

Thanks David. Yes, could be, plus all that warm Spring rain?

It's certainly an unusual plant, Wylie! I like the flowers. too! Do they remain open for long? Does it flower over a long period of time?

Very nice, Day lilies, Wylie! The Gladiolus carneus is a beautiful flower!

Thanks Kate. Yes, I think they were 7 for £10 so quite a bargain too 🙂.

Lovely little tree, Sheila! Perhaps it due to the - nearly - frost free winter?

A great combination, Andy! Hope they do well for you. All three are houseplants here in the UK!

It's a lovey Clematis, Shirley!

Glad you both like it! 👍 Up until this year this was always the first rose to flower as it usually flowers in April, but not this year! Before the first flowers opened I'd already seen a climber across the road from us with an open flower or two! Would you believe it - in the first week of April!!! A week later I saw another yellow climber in a different place that had lots of flowers open!!!

To think as a teenager at home my greatest ambition was to get a rose to flower in the first week of JUNE! I always wanted to get a flower open before the RHS Chelsea Show came to an end but now you'd need to put the plants in a fridge & turn the temp way down to STOP them from flowering in May, let alone April!!! 🤣

Kate, I planted this back in 2011 ... it blooms regularly each year.

Thanks, Janey & Wildrose! 👍

I looked up 'Banksia rose' Janey & it would be difficult to find any two yellow roses so different!

According to the RHS webpage it has double flowers on thornless stems - well mine has single flowers, (that look a bit like fried or poached eggs), & it has millions of tiny, very sharp thorns!!!

Thanks a lot, Kate! 👍 I believe you identified it for me a couple of years ago but as I didn't write it down I forgot it's name! If I remember rightly you pointed me to an article in GW at the time.

Thanks Kate, yes I did get lucky … exactly what I wanted 🙂.

we had a typical April day of sun and showers but by heck it was chilly.

These are really lovely, Shirley!!!! I'm loving it's name too! Very apt.

Really pretty. Sheila! From your other pic, you've an abundance of these lovely coloured Calibrachoa.

Oh, they look so pretty, Sheila! In fact, it's a really lovely mix you have there. I'm not surprised you're pleased! :-)

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I think I must have done the dance whilst sleeping...today we have sun!!....and it continues tomorrow.

The blue is really much more vivid than it looks in the photo - very pleased with them though!

You're welcome Meadowland.

Very nice photos Kate , your acers are lovely.

Give it a go Rose, trial and error for keeping the critters off the plants we love!

Oh Chris, aren't they just a pain to start devouring yours already ... :o(

Kate, such a shame your Hostas were nibbled to pieces. I keep a couple of those wire scrubby things (technical term!) in the greenhouse for washing out the bird baths so I shall give it a go if any Hosta leaves start looking holey.
You have to wonder how folk find these things work ... :o))

Thanks Kate and Chris ... they certainly cheer folk up when they see them!

Thanks Chris, I am very pleased with it.

Kate, I think the plants must have been put out the night before we shopped as they looked so healthy. We have shopped there this morning and trays and trays of bedding are either dead or dying ... such a waste.

I think they should have one day a week of having the plants for sale, as I feel sure customers would flock in for their plants.

They all look so healthy Shirley and must get some coffee grounds to see if it will work on my lupins.

Thanks for that Kate. I have had mine years and originates from Willow Cottage!

Those gates are splendid every time! It is my cousin’s birthday today too!!! The people who decorate the gates are so dedicated to it.

The snails and slugs have managed to find most of ours already I’m afraid so it’s another typical year at our house!!