We visited the Weir Garden at the end of January (to see the first snowdrops) and the middle of February (to see snowdrops, daffodils, croci, etc). With family visiting in early April and the weather clement, it seemed a good time to go back and see what was flowering on April 2nd.
The ascendency of white (snowdrops) and yellow (daffodils) flowers in late winter had given way to a predominance of blue flowers in April. Some early bluebells (Photo 1) were in evidence ...
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| Photo 1: Early Bluebells at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
... along with ...
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| Photo 2: Violets at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 3: Scilla at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 4: Grape Hyacinth at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 5: Periwinkle at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 6: Brunnera at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 7: Trachystemon at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 8: Green Alkanet (?) at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 9: Common Comfrey at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 10: Pulmonaria (Lungwort) at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
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| Photo 11: Aubrieta at the Weir Gardens (2/4/23) |
Blue was not the only flower colour. There were still some daffodils ...
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| Photo 12: Daffodils around the Weir Garden Car Par (2/4/23) |
White flowers were still a feature, such as these Summer Snowflakes (foreground) and wild garlic (background) ...
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Photo 12: Summer Snowflakes and wild Garlic at the Weir Garden (2/4/23)
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... and
Snake's Head Fritillaries (can you spot the bee entering the flower head?) ...
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| Photo 13: Snake's Head Fritillaries at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
... and Wood Anemones ...
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| Photo 14: Wood Anemones at the Weir Garden (2/4/23) |
All-in-all, a very worthwhile visit and our grandchildren enjoyed the Easter Egg Hunt.
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| Photo 15: Scilla and Daffodils |
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| Photo 16: Scilla Flowerhead |
And finally, an impressive bracket fungus in old tree ...
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