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Green Island is glossy. If the leaves are roundish and seem kind of succulent than it might be Green Island.

Hi Ian I always use cornmeal on mine a hand full once a month from now till autumn. The cornmeal is what you can get from an Asian shop it's what they make bread from

Thanks Julia, we noticed so many nurseries and garden centres have these for sale now.

No, it’s definitely not those varieties. It has a different type of leaf and it has an extremely shiny, gloosy leaf, it almost looks wet. It’s difficult to tell, because it’s always cut back to this size.

Stan,

That’s looking into my neighbor’s backyard. 😂 I wish I could see across my backyard, again!

I need to put up a new fence. There’s a cyclone fence up only.

My neighbor put in that new faux grass. It looks very real. She’s elderly so she can’t mow anymore.

One of the common names for Moraea is Peacock Flower, and you can see why. It stands up real well to the winter conditions and dry summer months.

Stan510: I have a couple of the Delonix growing that I started from seed last year. One with red flowers, and the other with white. My yellow one didn't make it, but I gave a seedling to a friend and it is doing well.
We have a lot of Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand Christmas Tree) that could be mistaken in a photo for Delonix. Mine is about 80 feet tall. Norfolk pines are popular, but no coconuts.

Pick off the infected leaves as Penny says. As soon as you get them planted, it won't hurt to give them a spray with Rose Clear. Even if they aren't all sprouting it will kill any over-wintering black spot spores.

Hi Ian, I don't think blackspot actually damages the plant but of course, it does look unsightly. If it's a new plant I guess it's quite small? Pick off and dispose of all affected leaves and don't put them in your compost heap!
Good luck with the roses. I hope they make a lovely show. They will need pruning each year, however, and that is quite time consuming, I find!

Nice to see your blog Sheila. Spring is showing up nicely in your garden.

I couldn’t agree more. I feel I am coming back to life with my garden! Lovely flowers Sheila.

Thank you Linda and Shirley for liking.

Thank you Shirley.

I'm liking it Shirley because they are a favourite here.

Sounds perfect. Have you ever been on the canal boat trip?

Ha ha!

Thanks Julia, I had no joy in finding an A. 'Obelisk' so this was my second choice for a columnar shape. It should have white blossom, dark berries and then lovely Autumn foliage, here's hoping!

How lucky you are to have this on your doorstep Linda!

It has been a lovely few days, hasn't it and spent most of it catching up in the garden.
Unfortunately there is rain forecast here for the next 4 days. Hope they are wrong and it's going to be colder too!
Your garden definitely look like spring has come.

As you are nurturing it by feeding it and it has put on plenty of green growth it may be too happy. Many plants will only flower well if they think they might fail so need to flower and set seed to reproduce. So, I would only feed with Sulphate of Potash which will encourage flowering at the expense of green growth.

Nice to see spring has arrived in your garden Sheila :) I'm glad you're making the most of the weather ...

Thanks Julia, I also used some feed yesterday, on my Kolkwitzia (beauty bush) having pruned some wonky branches … it has plenty of buds so hoping to see flowers this year 🤞.

Looks a good shape Shirley...have never grown one ...they seem very pretty.

How nice to see your blog Sheila...and to see your Spring plants.We do seem to be having at least one sunny day occasionally! Yesterday after our usual Sunday walk I fed a few plants with general fertiliser. There are signs of new growth at the bases.

It is known to sucker but here it is trapped!!

It is Lindak..have a very large ceramic pot full of them.

That's really an unusual daffodil, but very pretty.

It's been lovely to have the sunshine with a bit of warmth to it.

Thanks Shirley. In the summer they run a canal boat along this canal. It's only a short trip but different .

Sheila, when I took it out of the pot it started to fall to one side, not good, so after planting it, I put a support either side so it's 'sandwiched' for now!
Your new Anemones sound lovely.

Sheila, I had been searching for an A. 'Obelisk' as I needed something columnar to fill a gap where an old Eleagnus shrub had been take out. Nobody seemed to have one and I didn't want to buy on-line, then as luck would have it there was an A. 'Rainbow Pillar', similar growth habit to the Obelisk'.
It has buds on so I'm hoping for good things.

On the other hand, the Crabapple that was planted a couple of years ago it not growing at all well. The leader seems to have been damaged, no doubt by a fat, clumsy Pigeon or two. There seems to be more and more of them lately, all trying to find a partner too ... :o(

I shall do my best to regenerate the Crabapple with some pruning, it has two chances really!

Thanks Shirley, and at least you were doing something in the garden! Is your new Amelanchier in bud? Ours is covered with them … just hope the pesky pigeons leave some for us 🙂.

Well done Sheila, for both adding the photos and sharing the lovely blooms you have in your garden. It really does give one a boost to be outdoors at last!

Yesterday I planted the new Amelanchier and today have moved a Camellia from a pot to a larger pot, didn't have enough ericaceous compost though so it's not a finished job yet ... :o(

I do like these, but turfed mine out as it was 'suckering' in a raised bed.

Lovely photo.

These are really pretty.

Lovely to see some colour at long last!

David, are these from the corms I sent you last year?

I love Crocus, especially when they spread like these have done.

Thanks Linda, I have an area where there is shade from trees and shrubs, the Primroses, Anemones and little Daffs are loving it there.

They will look very striking.

What a glorious day Linda!

I love the small early daffodils and they are flowering well this year. They certainly brighten up the flowerbeds and are good to grow in open areas where the wind whips across. Lovely to see Shirley.

A very special old tree and wonderful to see it. It must be able to tell some stories from the past if only it could speak.
I love old trees especially Oak trees and I go over and feel the bark on the trunk. Does the doll and the door mean anything significant?

Really lovely to see Klahanie.

Wow never seen that view of your backyard. Large. Is that a lawn?

Might be one of the Green Island/Green Gem varieties used in Bonsai. I have the Green Island in pot in part shade but if it was in ground in full sun it might have leaf reduction.

I agree . It is a Viburnum × bodnantense. There are several kinds and I am not sure if all have a fragrance.I have one (quite old) against our deck and do not smell it unless I put my nose very close to it.

I have to admit that it was one of the reason why I loved this property.
Lots of people around here do not like this maple as it distributes lots of seeds which germinate easily. It is also fast growing so I have no idea how old is this one...but I still love it. Everyone who comes here comments on it.

Thank you Julia and Karen. They are very visible even from the distance.

No Shirley, but I did find two lovely Anemone coronaria, one bright pink the other bright blue. That’s annoying for you to see a flimsy root system 🙁.