This is my first Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. Those of you who have seen last weeks blog Tulip Mania will realise that we have hundreds of tulips in bloom so I decided that there would not be a tulip in sight this week. So here goes:The side of our house is very shaded and we really focus on ferns, hostas and rodgersia. The snowdrops are long over but we have planted Erythronium Pagoda commonly known as dog’s tooth violet ‘Pagoda’ due to the shape of the tuber.At this time of year there are plenty of leaves as well as the delightful flowers. Once the flowers are over the leaves decay very quickly.
Another interesting plant collection for this time of year are Epimediums. This one is Epimedium Akebono. Here they have been planted beneath a standard rose in a planter. Planting like this was a bit experimental last year but so far it is looking good.and the flowers are delightful.
Elsewhere we have Epimedium x versiclour Sulphureum planted around the base of a tree. This seems to work very well in an area which is often dry and shaded.Lastly we have which is one of those plants that we were given without a name. On the RHS website there are 384 different varieties of Epimedium so there is plenty to consider.
In this circular bed we have created a ribbon of plants going through the middle. Over the spring these change from Iris Reticualata, to Anemone Blanda White Splendour, to Brunnera Mr. Morse now and in the future Tulip Hageri Splendens (sorry I used the tulip word but they are not out yet!) and then Anemone Wild Swan. Brunnera Mr. Morse is a very nice Brunnera, similar to Brunnera Jack Frost but with dainty white flowers.
This time a shrub; Viburnum carlesii Diana .The scent from these flowers is outstanding.
Fruit trees are in blossom everywhere. This is a Morello Cherry which is considered the best sour cooking cherry for the UK.
and lots more spring delights.
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day is hosted on the 15th of each month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Visit her blog to see what is blooming in gardens around the world.
Gardening Hours | ||
This week | Total since June 19th | Average per week |
42 | 721 | 17 |
This was our busiest week since June. Luckily we had some fantastic weather with temperatures up to 25c. That’s summer not spring but I am not complaining. Most of the work has been weeding and tidying up the borders in readiness for summer.
lota of lovely flowers an different orms.
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Thanks Yvonne, the previous blog was full of tulips so I featured some other flowers
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Wonderful to see your Erythroniums – wish I could grow them. Thanks for sharing your garden!
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They do take time to establish so maybe you should try again. As you can see they spread once they have established themselves.
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I have to wait until I am gardening down below in our garden. Our terraces on top are, so sadly, too hot. I’ve tried to establish Fritillaria meleagris up here but they dry out too much in summer. The day will come!
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Beautiful blooms!
Love the circular bed
Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!
Happy Easter!
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Many thanks Lea. It’s my first GBBD
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What a beautiful view to wake up to. I shall pretend that is my garden for now 🙂 It’s interesting that Epimediums bloom. I volunteer in a garden not far from home where we have a bunch of these, but I don’t believe Ive ever seen them bloom? I love the shape of the leaves, I also like the idea of growing them in a planter too beneath your roses.
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Many thanks Loretta . I think all Epimediums flower. Certainly we have five or six different ones which all flower.
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Your garden always looks immaculate, I don’ t know how you do it. And all your plants are so plump and bursting with health. Wonderful erythroniums and epimediums.
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Thanks Chloris. I am sure I could take some photos which would not be so tidy.
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You have a beautiful garden. I love the cherry blossoms!
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Thanks Rachel. Morello cherry is not very common, the blossom is great and the fruit is very useful. Particularly in cherry vodka!
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Oh wow..really?
That’s why I’m not familiar with Morello cherry, I’ve only heard it now.I hope I could see one in person.
Thanks for sharing the info, Steve.
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Epimediums and Erythroniums are beautiful at the moment. Yours have spread wonderfully, I must move my white, yellow and pink Erythroniums to the woodland where they should do much better. You have a beautiful garden.
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Very many thanks Pauline. Epimediums work well in the shade but also some of mine are in the sun.
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I didn’t realize there were so many epimediums. There aren’t that many choices at the nurseries around here.I have two varieties and both grow well in dry shade. All of your blooms are lovely. Happy GBBD.
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If you go to the rhs web site you can see them all
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Hi Steve, thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, of course, I had to come over and take a look at your garden. And wow, what an amazing garden you have!
White is my favorite color, so I really love that you have so white flowering shrubs, trees, and plants blooming in your garden. The white flowering Brunnera ‘Mr. Morse’ is new to me. So pretty!
So cool that you list the gardening hours that you put into your garden! I always wonder about that when I see a garden, but have never come across someone who admits publicly how much time he/she spends in his/her garden. Kudos to you!
My first visit has really sold me to your blog. I will follow you from now on!
Happy Easter!
Christina
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Very many thanks Christina I started
the blog after my last garden open day last June 19th and thought I would track the time spent on the garden because the most frequent t question was ” How much time do you spend on the garden.”
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I should add that the hours are myself and my wife Diane
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You have so many wonderful blooms in your garden and I love all the different varieties of Epimedium. Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. It is always nice to see new visitors, and now I got to visit your gardens as well. Happy Bloom Day!
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Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment, and welcome to Bloom Day! It is always nice seeing new visitors and their gardens! You have so many lovely blooms and I love all the varieties of epimedium. You will enjoy Bloom Day as there are so many wonderful people and gardens from all around the world. I am a landscape designer, so I can relate to the amount of time you spend in your garden…the more the better!
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Thanks Lee
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Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will join in on GBBD in the coming months. Speaking of the tulip word, I noticed our first tulip flowers this afternoon, but, alas, I had already published my GBBD post. Your Morello cherries are gorgeous. We don’t have the room for one, but they are popular canned commercially where I live.
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Many thanks.i will join GBBD in the future but I must get it into my diary!
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Pretty! but your tulips are gorgeous too! Happy GBBD!
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Thanks Renee. Normally the tulips would feature in GBBD but I had just done a large blog on tulips and felt it would be repeating.
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Wow! Your garden must be a full time job!
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Well I am retired and there are two of us ! Nevertheless we have to keep the bittercress under control!
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Steve, thank you for stopping by my blog for GBBD and leaving such a kind comment. What a beautiful garden you have! I loved the white flowered Brunnera ‘Mr. Morse’ and of course, the epimediums are wonderful. A delightful visit 🙂
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Many thanks for the return visit.Morse is a recent find which I prefer to Jack Frost
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You have a lot of the same plants in bloom that I do. I have a small clump of that Pagoda Erythronium. The Epimedium in my Bloom Day post that you asked about is Epimedium x warleyense. It looks a lot like your unknown one. I love Epimediums too, I have several others for dry shade. Welcome to your first GBBD!
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Thanks Alison. I will look again at that Epimedium and see if it might be the same as yours. Thanks for visiting Glebe House Garden.
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So many lovely things even without the tulips. I’m just adding to my wishlist though … Some interesting planting ideas too, the epimediums under the tree look great and the ribbon through the circular bed. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for visiting Alison. As you might guess it my main hobby so the hours I spend are all fun.
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What a grand and beautiful garden. It looks huge! And it’s amazing what a great Bloom Day post you were able to pull together without even including the stars of the show.
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Thanks Gayle, hope you have seen the tulips https://glebehouse.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/tulip-mania/
I really could not include them again.
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Viburnum carlesii Diana is indeed outstanding. I bought one after experiencing it at Rosemoor where you smell it long before you see it!
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I agree. The garden has been full of it. We often go to Rosemoor so maybe that is where we go the idea.
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Erythronium naturalized in my former garden. Such a cheerful plant. A white Brunnera? I don’t believe I’ve seen one around here yet. Your garden is wonderful. I can’t wait to “look around”.
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Thanks Sue, Yes it is a nice Brunnera called Mr. Morse but it is not readily available.
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I’m taking mental notes as I read your blog: epimediums for dry shade. I’ll have to look into that further–I’ve been needing some new ideas for my shade bed. Lovely little glimpse of your garden!
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Thanks for your visit, Please come again. Epimediums are great plants for a range of situations. The only maintenance is to cut back the old leaves in Jan/Feb as the new leaves are part of their beauty.
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I can almost smell the Viburnum from here! We have a V. carlessii ‘Compactum’ that’s fairly new. Can’t wait for it to bloom!
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Thanks for your comment and visiting my garden. Viburnum carlesii really is an excellent shrub
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Welcome to GBBD, Steve. Your lovely garden is a wonderful addition to the group. P.x
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Thanks Pam, I will try to get to GBBD but time constraints may limit to not every month.
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Your garden is beautiful. What a good idea to keep track of all your hours in the garden.
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Thanks, that was the reason I started to do the blog as I was always asked that question when we opened the garden.
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Is your garden opened to the public? I might have missed that fact.
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There is a private visit tomorrow, and a small opening in June, Our main opening is June 2018
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