Up too early to go to work.

Oops bet that set you up for the day though,lovely photo,s,,,,,

How many apple trees do you have?

You have some lovely varieties and when the weasther so nice makes an early morning trip round the garden such a treat.

We too have some of these plants Dicentra alba and hardy geraniums like the look and sound of fragrance of the Smilacena . Unfamiliar with name so searched and found it also called false spikenard which rang a bell apparently good in a woodland setting so on the wish list ..

Good pics here...
... couldn't spot the pet bunnies :o(

thankyou for the lovely comments. I have a cooker that fruits well but needs correct pruning. I'll be asking for help. from the same rootstock is this gorgeous deep pink blossom. I also have a large crab apple. The blossom is pale pink, the foliage is deep red/bronze and the crab apples are deep red. [ornamental i think]. thats all in the apple stakes and they are in the side border of the house.

The smilacena is 'under the beech tree' so yes good for the shady areas. It is a beautiful sweet smell, i like it even more than the skimmea.

Oh alright tt I'll take photos of them. one is a dutch dwarf and the other a minature lop.

Found one of Poppy for you TT. She was in a mood that day i took the picture. she is a lot happier at the moment :o)

Lovely photos. Why didn't you show more ? I can't get round to seeing the picture page these days. There are too many on it now and it takes ages to trawl through them.

I'm going to have to get a Smilacina, I have the perfect spot for it by my tree ferns as I want to plant some things that brighten the area up as it is quiet shaded. I already have an Arum that grows well there and one of these would be ideal.

If I dont get involved with other things I'll do a part 2 for you Blodyn. But work is crazy at the moment.

trees- yes i think it would grow well in that situation. They also produce bright red berries too. The birds love them. If you havent found one by the autumn I will try to save you a berry :o)

Thanks Sb, I shall start looking on Sat.

Found Poppy, thank you :o)

I think your other two hardy geraniums are G. macrorrhizum. There is a pink variety called Bevens variety.and a pale colour,Ingwersens var.but as you said they are probably hybrids.They look nice plants anyway and make good ground cover.

thanks for giving them possible names. I'll see if they match.

I like that Smilacina! Nice. :-)

I adore the smell it is quite citrusy [is that a real word?] and sweet. It gets bright red berries in the autumn abit like daphne ones.