Looking Back/looking Foreward

fantastic colours, lovely photos, what a beautiful garden ~ even your dog appreciates it ~ that shows how good it is.

Thanks for that Brian... Lovely to see such nice colors and some gorgeous plants. You will make a lot of people feel better just by looking at this blog.

Sorry to hear you lost the Double Primrose ... really enjoyed seeing the lovely photos of so many of your colourful flowers ... not forgetting Jamie too! : o ))

what beautiful photos of gorgeous plants

Beautiful blog Bjs, such wonderful plants and that wisteria is gorgeous, but the best one that stands out is Jamie how he sets off the scene in your lovely garden.

That was a lovely visit to your beautiful garden - thanks, Brian. :-) (You must have acid soil!)

Barbara yes it's neutral to acid not good for every thing though.swings and roundabouts.

Lovely photos Brian, certainly cheered me up, so bright and colourful. Particularly like the Hoya and the double primrose. Thanks for showing them

Great pictures Brian, wonderful colour. Whats the plant in picture 4, the one you are holding?

Littlelegs
thats Hoya Bella a good house plant or heated glass house.I let them drop down but some people train them up a small frame from a pot the flowers are like a porclain brooch.

Thanks Brian, I was hoping it was a half hardy.

What a tonic this lovely blog is while it's so cold, dull, dank and.......bare outside. A real taste of Spring, many thanks for sharing with us. :o)
I was going to comment how lovely the double primrose was, so sorry you lost it. Also the Primula Sieboldi which is a plant I've been meaning to get for sa long time.

Pleased you are all enjoying them if we could get rid of all this cold weather we could look forward

Your photo's certainly brightened up my evening Brian, thanks for transporting me back to spring time (or is that forward) ? :o))
Its hard to believe that all those beautiful blooms will appear again after all this harsh weather, good old mother nature !

What beauties Brian, were they taken around May time? Also that pink plant with loads of flowers it that a streptocarpus?? Stunning. Lovely cheerful blog.

Grandmage
most taken April/May the plant with pink flowers i think you refer to, leaves look a bit like small streptocarpus leaves is the double Primrose.most of the other pink ones are Rhododendrons.

Oh I see, it does look like a strep. doesn't it? Its beautiful, don't think I have seen doubles before (only after a drink. LOL)!!!! that is.

Grandmadge
if you are not familer with them look at page 5 of my pictures there is a colbalt blue double one, there are others but not sure what pages

Ok Thanks Bjs, will take a peek.

Great just what the doctor ordered thanks for showing these lovely photos

it really cheered me up .... not bin on 4 a while as ill in bed with this bug 4 days now arg .... but that has dun me more good than any medicine !!!!
thankyou x

I have just noticed your blog Bjs and the plants are beautiful, wonderful colours. A change from white!!
Ps. The dog is lovely too.

Brian, I so enjoyed your blog! Do you know the name of that lovely Camellia by any chance? It's gorgeous! Lovely doggy too. My favourite photo from this selection is the one of the pathway with the tree on the left and the lovely azaleas. Oh, how I love the spring!!

Karen
Yes one of my favorites it's Nuccio's Jewel

OH!! How amazing is that? I have Nuccio's PEARL!! I shall keep an eye out for this one, it's lovely! I do love Camellias. They tolerate shade, acid soil and cold. They are evergreen, reliable and the leaves are lovely and shiny AND the flowers are just beautiful! This one, Nuccio's Jewel, is one of the nicest I've ever seen! Thanks BJs

Karen I am sure you will find it ,I have it in a large container and have moved it several times its now in the most protected spot i can find, like the pure white ones the flowers are prone to damage by very cold winds,its not helped here in the south west as it often starts opening in march.you may not have that problem.Definitely worth the effort though.
Brian

:)) thanks Brian. But yes, the camellias do flower in March here..and then reach their zenith in April. I do find that the 'Pearl' gets damaged a bit unlike the darker pink ones I've had in the past; but the most important thing is to keep them out of the morning sun, and that's not a problem in my NW facing garden!

Lovely pictures Brian and I can see what you meant about being a spring garden. Jamie looked very smart too. Does he sit and watch bees like Patches used to?