In a Vase on Monday: Tweet Tweet!

Joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her Monday meme is always fun. And now that Spring is here and the birds are singing, even more so. It seems a good opportunity to use this pretty ‘vase’ which is in fact simply mini test tubes in a wooden base with birds engraved on the front.

My little bird accompanying the vases is not angry, just stunned by all the flowers opening! 😉

Firstly, some primroses. These are spreading well across the garden, and with a little help will soon be in all the beds. Most are yellow, but a few in between are white.

The mini vases, contain a lovely tall orange Primula bought last week from my supermarket. Next to it a sprig of Viburnum ‘Dawn’.

And on the right, Iris reticulata (‘Harmony’ I think), another new Primula, this time a soft peachy double one, and a blue pansy from the amazing little plant that flowered almost non-stop through the winter in the greenhouse, even though it frequently went way below zero in there. It has been rewarded by being planted out now!

Last week’s vase of ‘forced’ stems did not develop as well as I had hoped; many of the Viburnum buds were badly scorched by constant frosts. But the Wintersweet opened a bit more…

… and the ornamental apricot Ben Chidori opened fully and is gorgeous. (It smells nice too).

Can’t wait to see my little tree smothered in blossom!

I wonder if you already have blossom in your gardens… not long to go here as we have had some lovely mild and sunny days this past week.

Wishing you all some spring sunshine, and happy gardening!



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