The early May bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record. I might be able to encourage TMTC to take me to the garden centre to see what's on offer in the way of summer bedding while I am still recovering from shoulder surgery again.
For now, I will enjoy the beautiful late spring blooms.
The tiny purple nodding heads of clematis Alpina willy, with emerging tight buds of syringa Sensation in the Long Border.
The head is beginning to take shape on the standard Photinia.
Tiny blooms of a mat forming alpine below swelling buds of a white Peony.
Arches of lamprocapnos spectabilis in the shade of acer Crimson King.
Magnolia George Henry Kern showing some colour, as the bright pink azalea comes to life.
Completing the scene in the Long Border are the fattening buds of clematis Montana Rubens, after his hard prune last year.
In the Pink Garden, the climbing hydrangea has really filled out.
The ferns are unfurling, the primulas are blooming and the hostas are pushing through sharp purple spears. Lamprocapnos spectabilis are also beginning to open.
Across the path in the Yen Garden, the Wisteria is opening over the arch and will continue to be trained through the pergola.
A pink alpine blooms below the beautiful cherry blossom of prunus Kanzan.
Which in turn picks up the apple blossom.
The smoke bush leaves are late to form, however the young shoots of pieris look fabulous against the deep hues of the weeping acer.
Rhododendron Christmas Cheer has finished flowering and careful removal of the spent flowers reveals new leaves forming. The vivid buds of the other rhododendron however are beginning to open.
Back up the steps passing this stunning Spireae...
...and to the Terrace Border to take a quick sniff of clematis Armandii.
And the first aquilegias to open.
On the terrace a pot of primulas are blooming lovely.
The final bow of the spring containers with violas and wallflowers the last to leave the stage.
Beside the pond, variegated periwinkle threads it's way through the emerging perennials.
Regular readers will be aware that our lovely friends are soon to move from their beautiful little railwaymen's cottage due to HS2. On our recent visits, we have been digging up a selection of plants to take to their new garden. With space at a premium now with pots and containers filling every available corner, we have brought home a few plants to take care of until the move is complete.
In the front garden, the main display is of tulips while the ferns unfurl and the various shrubs and perennials emerge.
My lovely sons bought me a Ceanothus Italian Skies for Mother's Day. This has now replaced a poorly performing philadelphus which has now been rehomed in the in-laws' garden.
Although spring was very late this year, everything seemed to come together in the end.
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