We've had a warm autumn this year, although the past three days have been very wet. The weather cleared this afternoon and I went out and raked leaves, which seem to have all fallen all at once. I found these violets too. They are very early, normally they flower winter/early spring, same time as the snowflakes and celandines. Some bulbs are already showing above the earth, but I haven't finished planting yet. There are several kinds of violet in the garden. Most of them have been given to me by friends. There is a double mauve given to me by Maggie, a freckly one given to me by Jacqui, a dark bronze leaved one given to me by Rose and an apricot one given to me by Elisabeth. Perhaps the flower should be a symbol of feminine friendship, but the symbology guides say it represents humility and modesty, also faithfulness in love.
The maple in the corner of the garden is starting to flame up
I am pleased to hear that someone else hasn't finished their bulb planting. Some of ours are also up, and many seem to be shooting. With luck (and rather a lot of work) I will finish putting the bulbs in the ground this weekend.
ReplyDeleteYour maple (and indeed the garden) is looking lovely.
The problem is I love bulbs and buy too many! They're magic. And so often I dig a hole only to find there are already bulbs there. Whoops!
DeleteSnap. I refer to garden catalogues as garden porn, and succumb every time.
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