Gardens Galore -Thematic Photography

Gardens change so rapidly at this time of year; snowdrops and daffodils have come and gone, along with most of the tulips too.

White tulips survive

The apple tree is in full bloom - 

And wall border plants thrive - 

Bluebells appear in unexpected places no matter how often you think you have dug them up,

The small lilac tree is excelling itself this year - 

Aquilegia seed themselves everywhere - 

And just for Gilly as I got it wrong before -

A pansy shows its face

Definitely not a primula this time.

No hens and chickens to show as in Carmi's Thematic-photographic-411-gardens-galore.

A-Z Challenge 2013 - 'A'

My A-Z posts this year will be based on things in my garden – flowers, animals, the birds and the bees, butterflies - with a bit of poetry thrown in. For some letters I am expecting to cheat somewhat – wishing  they were here.

A - Anemone, Aquilegia, Azalea, Red Admiral

We have a lot of perennial plants. Among them is the:

Anemone

A perennial may be, but the anemone doesn’t always put in an appearance unlike the:

Aquilegia (& Forget-me-nots)

These seed themselves and appear in all sorts of unexpected places like against the next door fence.

Aquilegia

However if you use garden pots it’s easier to maintain control:

Azaleas

Of course it is wildlife that you wish to see, like this ‘admirable’ sight:

Red Admiral

I’ve watched you now a full half-hour,

Self-poised upon that yellow flower;

Wordsworth – To a Butterfly.