Tulips and some other things

Last autumn I went a bit nutty buying tulip bulbs, and now I'm seeing the result of that beautiful madness!

Artichokes, not tulips

Anemone pulsatilla

My favourite - "Ile de France"

Not sure what this one is, the background planting is a perennial variegated wallflower, Erysimium linifolium variegata.

Omphalodes, a very pretty blue.

Looking inside "Ile de France"

Spring pics

I've spent the last two days doing intensive gardening, but today is cold and windy so I'll just post these pics. Anemone pulsatilla (top) and a slightly disgruntled Thomas with spring flowers.

Community garden

I've just joined the local community garden. These are photos taken this morning. It's quite a big garden, packed with all sorts of plants. This is the herb garden.

The espaliered apples.

Danny the beekeeper checks the hive for the first time since winter. All is well, and the queen bee is laying.

Raised vege beds

Someone has carefully weeded the herb garden.

And in my own garden, the Verona tulips are out. Very lovely!

Garden pics

Some first flowers out today

Magnolia "San Jose"

Camellia japonica "Dalonega"

Yellow daffodils now joined by pale orange cupped daffys in the letterbox group.