It looks like the perfect spring day, blue sky and sea, white fluffy clouds but it’s frosty and the wind is still biting. Lamlash must be the greenest place on Arran; it seems to rain only on Lamlash!
In spite of the cold the ‘wild’ flowers are bursting into flower. Tiny Dog Violets (Viola riviniana) are popping up around the garden, hoping to have enough to make a violet syrup! Honesty (Lunaria annua) is always a delight to the first emergent bees and hoverflies and smells so sweet in the warm sun. You can tell whether it’s purple or white as the former has purple tinged foliage (as purple Foxgloves do too.) Bluebells are just beginning to flower; I used to pull them out of the garden as they were too prolific but now recognise that they are English bluebells and not Spanish squill, so being a bit more lenient. Tiny blue Forget-me-not punctuate the garden with their delicate blooms but if you don’t like too many don’t let them go to seed…
I know men often think that a pristine green sward is the most delightful thing in the garden and every tiny rosette flower should be yanked out post haste. But I like my ‘weeds’, they are so cheerful, Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) also called Pilewort is a useful little herb. (Clue is in the name 😀 ) I love a lawn full of Daisies, traditionally it was used in much the same way we use Arnica now (and it’s local – local herbs for local people!). White honesty looks beautiful beside the purple, the silver seed cases will be gathered later for dried flower arrangements. The fruit trees are just beginning to blossom too, Damson is always first but the cherry and apples will not be far behind…
In the greenhouse there are trays of seedlings waiting to be planted out but they will have to stay until the frosts have passed (June then…) Meantime I keep hoeing off the weeds from the beds. There’s plenty to keep the Hopeful Herbalist busy!
Thanks for stopping by today – what do you most look forward to in the spring garden?
Lovely,lovely. Freezing here too! Can I have some white honesty seeds as I only have purple?😀
On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 at 16:00, thehopefulherbalist wrote:
> The Hopeful Herbalist posted: ” It looks like the perfect spring day, blue > sky and sea, white fluffy clouds but it’s frosty and the wind is still > biting. Lamlash must be the greenest place on Arran; it seems to rain only > on Lamlash! In spite of the cold the ‘wild’ flowers are” >
Yes, I’ll collect some later 😊 xx
I like my green carpet decorated with little gems. 😉
Yea, me too! 🌸🌼🌺☘
I love seeing all of your beautiful, delicate blossoms. It’s so lovely to embrace all of the tiny, colorful treasures of Springtime! I love walking through my Midwest perennial and herb gardens each day to see what is new! ♡
Every day brings something new even if it’s snow! ❄️😊
I’m with you .. I love a lawn full of daisies. And I am very fond of damson plums …
😀 Hope to have more than 2 damsons this year! And I do like daisies in the lawn!
Lucky you bluebells, very jealous. xx
Yes they were covered in snow last week x❄️❄️
That’s a fabulous view. And I like your pretty flowers andweeds, ma’am.
Hey, Jen, just catching up, we were away in NS, and then I had to learn the new electronic medical record, ( just when you think youv’e got it the thing blows up, aaargh.
Ah technology! I just have to worry about the strimmer jamming! Hope you had a good time in NS X
Meant to say it’s fun going through you posts and watching the vagaries of Scottish weather.
Mmmm, we might have had summer now, May was lovely. Everything topsy turvy, really need a polytunnel / greenhouse to get things started. Pea just coming through, other things haven’t germinated at all…. 🌱😕