Gardens

[system7]

Well said @jackinnj.

I know Stourhead well:

An excellent Garden, IMO. Wiltshire is a fine place, though I am unaware of Rhododendrons here:

I say this as someone marooned on the Southern Coast of Hamphire. Where Hurricanes Hardly Ever Happen.

Best Regards, Steve in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Seems like @system7 is living in a quite mild and fairly sunny spot, had to look up some sunshine maps for the island and indeed south is pretty nice while north-western Scotland is outright atrocious in that compartment.
Over here, southern Finland, we have around 1800 h of sunshine annually but oct-feb is way to cloudy and dark for my taste.

 

[Fast Eddie D]

First blooms of the season. I don't know what they are, but they come up every year. I planted them over 20 years ago.

 

[tobydog]

Crocuses, courtesy of Mrs toby.

https://www.highcountrygardens.com/product/flower-bulbs/yellow-mammoth-dutch-crocus-bulbs

 

[Fast Eddie D]

Thanks.

 

[Fast Eddie D]

It's here.

Crocus, daffodil, hyacinth 4-5 weeks early.

 

[jackinnj]

« Lenten Rose » in bloom

 

[TheGimp]

Most of the places I have lived in the US refer to a vegetable garden as a garden. We generally refer to ornamental gardens as flower beds and shrubs.

My garden is almost in for spring.

 

[jackinnj]

When my grand-daughters were younger, and lived only a few miles away...this was the time we would plant peas, especially snap-peas. They would eat them right off the vine to the consternation of their mom who demanded that the veg be washed.

They also ate the bush-beans right off the vines.

Now they are in an urban environment in Pittsburgh, so have to plant myself/