Forget-me-not

Silent Sunday

pressed garden flowers - second batch

My selection this week includes miniature daffodils - these were originally a gift from my cousin in a sweet little pot for the kitchen window sill, but after they flowered I planted them outside, where they have continued to flower year after year ever since; the first of my hellebores, I love hellebores and they are planted under a hedge on a slight bank so the low sun at this time of year shines through the petals beautifully; the very first sprig of blackthorn flowers from our hedge that was within reaching distance, we have had some in flower for a couple of weeks right at the top behind our utility out of reach which has been frustrating, but now even more has come into flower; a selection of heathers, these have been in flower for a few weeks now and there are plenty more to come; a snake's head fritillary flower, this one came from a pot of them I bought a couple of weeks ago, they have almost finished flowering for already, the ones I have had growing in the garden for a few years are just starting to bud and those in the wild won't be anywhere near flowering yet;  and yet more primulas too, not just primroses this time.

sedum - a must for butterflies and bees

Our sedum has just burst into flower - just in time as the buddleia has almost finished flowering now.
Today it was covered in flies, hoverflies, bees and butterflies.

Note to self - must buy a couple more for next year!

Primroses

It may have felt like a very cold long winter but in a small patch of my garden it has been Spring since October! - that is when these primroses started flowering and they are still in flower now!

My original two clumps of primroses had produced numerous seedlings which were growing up through the 'lawn' I use that word very loosely, anyway early last summer I re -positioned some of these seedlings down one side of our small bank and now I have a wonderful show of pale yellow, this year I will plant up the other side and hope to enjoy a similar success in the Autumn.

daisy jewellery

As well as writing this garden blog I also write a jewellery blog too and on some occasions, the two overlap; during the summer months you will often find me sat at our garden table making jewellery, but sometimes I make jewellery just for fun and today my garden provided the materials, sat on our lawn with my daughter I started picking a few daisies and the inevitable happened  daisy chains.

My beautiful daughter

so if you haven't made any daisy jewellery before you get your mower out sit down on the grass and pick a few of the flowers and have a go

Set for hottest October day ever recorded

So as we are enjoying this fantastic mini heat wave I thought I would show you a few garden views of today,
Our sunrise,

A surprise flower, I didn't plant an evening primrose here it just appeared, and has been flowering for a good month or so!

these chamomile are giving us a wonderful show this year.

Unseasonal -Foxgloves in flower - in October!

My Spring Garden