Strawberry bed, new this year. One solitary flower so far. A 1 mt square raised bed made from recycled plastic.
Hostas, in a container, with some Jersey Lilies, and so far not a sign this year of slug damage. Thinking it's maybe been too dry for the slugs to appear yet?
Acer Palmatum Dissectum. Growing in a half barrel, this specimen is about 10 yrs old, and this year has grown approx. 50% bigger than last year. It is now around 4ft across. It also has an abundance of flower buds this year. Last year I spotted a few "winged seeds", but never saw the flowers. Back right is the new border, still a work in progress.
Dessert apple Greensleeves. This plant was bought last year, and is growing in a huge container. last year it bore 14 apples. Loads more blossom this year.
The first rose? This is Canary Bird, always the 1st rose to flower in my garden. As you can see, it's a single rose. This is about 8 ft tall, also about 10 yrs old, and is planted against a north facing fence (the same one that's behind the rockery).
Ceanothus (Californian Lilac), also about 10 yrs old, and now in full bloom. It's about 6 weeks early this year, as it doesn't normally flower until June. Hopefully, as it is so early, we may get a second flowering in September. Underneath it are potatoes growing in old compost sacks x7, and various other smaller shrubs in containers. The holly in the foreground is the same age as the Ceanothus, and also in bud. The Ceanothus has a "haircut" every Spring, when I remove a lot of the downward growing branches from the lower parts.
