Snow in Southport

 

Still flowering in November

 

Red Berries

 

Katura

 

An Unexpected Visitor

 

Carder Bee

 

 

Japanese anemone

 

Scabiosa incisa 'Kudo Pink

 

Agapanthus

 

Cosmos

 

Astrantia plus One

 

Astrantia

 

Gathering Pollen

 

It's Getting Hot

 

One of the wood pigeons perching in the shade as we had the hottest day of the year with temperatures in the high twenties thankfully by the end of the week temperatures returned back to normal.

Caught in Action.

 
 The proboscis is another name for the tongue of a bee.It is like the human tongue, in that it is soft and can be extended. Relative to the size of the average honeybee, the proboscis is long, a result of evolution helping the bee to reach the center of a flower to collect nectar.

Holker Poppy

 

Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum, 'Purple Peony'. The seeds of this flamboyant peony poppy germinated from seeds of a seed head acquired from Holker Hall. 

Verbena peruviana 'Endurascape White Blush'

 A new annual to the garden for this year Verbena is so far is flourishing in the raised bed. Described as a pretty white verbena flushed with the palest pink and bronze foliage which requires just a little dead-heading.

Bee Time.

 

 

Nectaroscordum siculum has many names Allium siculum, Sicilian Honey Garlic. Loved by bees easy to grow, something a little different for the garden.

Cranesbill "Geranium 'Wargrave Pink'

 A must for any garden a real all rounder providing good ground cover and a splash of colour from May until later in the year. Being fully hardy suits any soil and light. Geranium 'Wargrave Pink' has a good tolerance and lower susceptibility to pests and diseases, as well as cold weather.

Tulip Time

 

Blossom

 

Tulips

 

It's Tulips's this week, the three recent storms blew all the pear blossom away and the crab apple petals are badly damaged.

Colour Combinations.

 Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web' and the fresh new leaves of Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'.

Pear Blossom

 

 

I always think that the pear tree would blossom the last of the fruit trees in the garden, but in fact it is always the first, with the apple tree the last.

Oops I did it again !

First Blossom

 

Better late than never.

 Our Camelia flower has finally come into bloom, better late than never as they say but at least it avoided the frost.

Winter Garden

 

The corner of the garden I planted late 2022 has really come into flower this year with daffodils, hellebores and home grown perennial erysium. The photinia has also grown a couple of feet covering the fence.

Another Hellebore

 

A Visitor

 

Not the best picture in the world but a first for me and especially when it was in our garden.

Fatsia

 A new addition to the garden. Fatsia Japoinca : Spiders Web or Japanese Aralia. Japanese Aralia is prized for its glossy palmate foliage that brings a lush, tropical feel to planting schemes. Fatsia 'Spiders Web' is a particularly intriguing variety with speckled markings that spread inwards from the outermost edges. The overall effect is an unusual, frosted appearance. Clusters of globular white flowers in autumn are followed by black berries. Despite its exotic looks, this evergreen shrub is perfectly hardy. A superb choice for those challenging, shaded positions. Height and spread: 2m (78").

Hellebores

 

Ice Retuns