I think the colour is a bit harsh in general but that looks really nice. Very spring-like.
You mean to say that you do not have bright colours in Spain? I remember my incredulity 30+ years when I returned to my birthplace and was told that they had painted the local swimming pool in garish colours. When I saw it I laughed my pipes out - it was painted in pale pastel colours. It looks a little more garish now -
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The above bright yellow reminds me of our Australian Wattles - photos can be seen on my profile.
@FrayedBear In central Spain we have almost nothing but bright colors when we have flowers, which is for a very short part of the year. I have got to the point where I really dislike red, yellow, and orange. Flowers are much nicer in the UK - gardens full of flowers all the year round in an assortment of colours, bright or muted according to taste. When I have a garden in the UK again I shall go for pinks and lilacs with perhaps a touch of lime green here and there!
@CeliaVL I used to love the aroma of lilac flowers. When there in '86 I was asked and trimmed a lilac in the front garden. In the process I was stung by a wasp and so ended up returning to Oz with a swollen fist the size of a boxing glove as it stung me deeply between first and second knuckle.
@FrayedBear Nasty. I hope it didn't put you off lilacs.
@CeliaVL no. But rarely encounter them now.
@CeliaVL that's both lilacs and wasps. In fact the European Wasp is a reportable pest.
@FrayedBear only if you have a nest in a dangerous place, I think.
@CeliaVL The wasp - no. It is a dangerous noxious feral pest to be totally eliminated before it can get established like many others that have been allowed in - quite a few like the cane toad and prickly pear with official sanction.
@FrayedBear Australian rules are different from the UK.
@CeliaVL yes. But why are you not asking the question "how does an insect end up 20,000 kilometres or so from its normal habitat and place of origin?"
@CeliaVL Australian climate and conditions are also very different. From memory we have at least five different climatic regions and dozens of environments.
@FrayedBear The problem of alien species being imported in one way or another is one which is very complex and I don't think we have found a good solution yet. I am not even sure that people are even aware of the problem in a lot of the world.
My wife hates it.
Get a job lot cheap.
@Fernapple I had a root from my dad I planted at our first house. When it grew up, she had a neighbor chainsaw it down while I was at work. Damn hurtful it was . Lol. Never planted another. Looks great in the woods.
@Bigwavedave Oh I am sorry but at least you have a good wife.
I love the bright yellow, it screams SPRING!???
I am so desperate for color by the time spring waddles in that I am happy with anything. That said, the yellows are my least favorite in general. The ones depicted look nice.
Great plant for early color. It does well here and maybe I should plant one (I should look to see if it is deer proof).
I'd love to train one and see how it turns out. You know spring is here when you see the yellow of the Forsythia. Ours haven't bloomed yet.
I love forsythia! It is among the first to bloom in spring, it looks happy, what is not to like. If I am vulgar so be it.
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Posted by glennlab My first flowers of this spring. Lotus and blue bells
Posted by glennlab My first flowers of this spring. Lotus and blue bells
Posted by FrostyJimSeedlings ..
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FernappleIts Hellebore season now.
Posted by FrostyJim...don't be silly!
Posted by KateOahuI saw some pretty flowers on a walk today. I’d never seen a white Hibiscus before. And I do not know what the pink flowers are.
Posted by KateOahuI saw some pretty flowers on a walk today. I’d never seen a white Hibiscus before. And I do not know what the pink flowers are.
Posted by KateOahuI saw some pretty flowers on a walk today. I’d never seen a white Hibiscus before. And I do not know what the pink flowers are.
Posted by FrostyJimI usually drink coffee while planting seeds?
Posted by KilltheskyfairyI love all the information on the internet that makes me a better gardener…
Posted by Jaylo64Primative hydroponic system /an old shoe rack and coffee cans ! Cans above drip into the cans below !