What's Looking Good in March 2025

[Zigs]

February's thread here

 

[Logan]

You only need 1 plum tree if it's self fertile, but it's best to have 2.

 

[Sheal]

Looks like Spring is all but here. Dwarf Daffodils...

 

[Zigs]

Good to see Sheal

You only need 1 plum tree if it's self fertile, but it's best to have 2.

I checked today Logan, we have got 2 of them

 

[Logan]

Good to see Sheal



I checked today Logan, we have got 2 of them

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That's good Zigs

 

[Anniekay]

Some of my roses are starting to bloom and they are starting two weeks earlier than normal !!

 

[Zigs]

Tetters has got some Crocus

 

[Zigs]

I've got some Helebores

 

[Logan]

Still got the crocuses

 

[NigelJ]

White Anemone blanda


Narcissus Midget


Latest addition to the Galanthus collection.

 

[Zigs]

Which Snowdrop is that @NigelJ ? We had a talk from Philip Oostenbrink on Saturday, he was saying he's got 6 national collections, one of them was Galanthus but I'm not sure he's still got that one now.

 

[Zigs]

 

[NigelJ]

Apologies Zigs I normally remeember to give names where I have them.
That snowdrop is a German variety "Grunschnabel". Apparently it may take a year or so to settle in and is then a "good doer".
I picked it up a couple of weeks ago at a talk on subtle varigation in plants. The speaker was a local botanist and writer who ran a small nursery for a number of years and has a choice collection of galanthus among other species that interest him and his wife.

 

[Anniekay]

@NigelJ
Grunschnabel !! Green beak !!
We have a show about folks mining gold and one of the guys' last name is Schnabel and boy has he got a nose on him !! Germans usually use the simple names, like Glubirne: Glowing Pear for a lightbulb !! Giggle-worthy that is !!

 

[Zigs]

Apologies Zigs I normally remeember to give names where I have them.
That snowdrop is a German variety "Grunschnabel". Apparently it may take a year or so to settle in and is then a "good doer".
I picked it up a couple of weeks ago at a talk on subtle varigation in plants. The speaker was a local botanist and writer who ran a small nursery for a number of years and has a choice collection of galanthus among other species that interest him and his wife.

No apologies needed Nigel Brilliant name I'll be seeing Philip later in the year (although it'll be on a very busy day, the cactus fair) I'll see if I can get a word in about Snowdrops with him

 

[Zigs]

 

[Zigs]

Winner of Gardening Chat Forum's Word of the Week is @NigelJ with....

"Grunschnabel"

 

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[Tetters]

That photo really makes me smile. Our bees are SO important, and although there has been a recent decline, we are seeing bumble bees and honey bees here in abundance. I suppose it helps them to survive as we don't use any poisons out there on the flower beds at all. Nature takes care of everything instead - why interfere with that.

 

[Jersey Devil]

YAY My first little guy of the season. I should name her