Yes the red and green leaves are the Pieris. They seem to do well around here and I have noticed in some gardens they are as big as trees. Mine was in a tub in my son’s garden 225 miles away. When they were packing up to go to the USA I volunteered to adopt it. It has little white flowers, but its best moment is now.
Gorgeous! Just had a walk down Branksome Chine in the sun and revelled in the camellias, azaleas, and rhodies which are just coming out, and the light shining through the leaves of multi-coloured acers!
Sorry I missed you at Bournemouth Writing Festival. I think we only missed by about 5 minutes! I hope you enjoyed it. I thought it was brilliant and wished I could have spent more time there, but I Mark and the pups were very patient waiting for me for three hours as it was 🙂
A lovely colourful post, Janet. Nothing is growing in our garden at the moment, even the grass on the lawn is sluggish. I think it has been far too cold, until yesterday.
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Lovely! Hail Flora!
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Hail Flora indeed.
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So pretty!
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Hello Liz, yes lovely time of year.
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Gorgeous pictures, Janet.
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Thanks Robbie, it’s a photographer’s delight at the moment.
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I can tell.
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Beautiful blossoms! And the plant with both red and green leaves is stunning!
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Yes the red and green leaves are the Pieris. They seem to do well around here and I have noticed in some gardens they are as big as trees. Mine was in a tub in my son’s garden 225 miles away. When they were packing up to go to the USA I volunteered to adopt it. It has little white flowers, but its best moment is now.
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Flowers too?! Wow! As if the plant itself wasn’t pretty enough! It’s awesome you adopted it, it’s a beauty!
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All beautiful …Britain in Spring…Thank you for sharing Janet 🙂
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You’re very welcome Carol.
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Gorgeous! Just had a walk down Branksome Chine in the sun and revelled in the camellias, azaleas, and rhodies which are just coming out, and the light shining through the leaves of multi-coloured acers!
Sorry I missed you at Bournemouth Writing Festival. I think we only missed by about 5 minutes! I hope you enjoyed it. I thought it was brilliant and wished I could have spent more time there, but I Mark and the pups were very patient waiting for me for three hours as it was 🙂
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We just went to the one talk on publishing, but there was so much on, great to see it being a success.
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Beautiful flowers all, Janet. Perfect time of year for them to make themselves known.
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Hello Bruce, yes it is a lovely time of year.
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Gorgeous flora indeed! 🙂
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Hello Debby, Flora has certainly been busy.
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A lovely colourful post, Janet. Nothing is growing in our garden at the moment, even the grass on the lawn is sluggish. I think it has been far too cold, until yesterday.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete, some sunshine and a trip to the garden centre needed for your garden?
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Pieris, lovely shrub – it’s the acid soil, isn’t it? Rhododendrons and azaleas do well in these parts too.
Lovely pics. 😊
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Thanks, yes they certainly do.
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Love this! Very interesting 🙂 thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome Lucy, glad you enjoyed it.
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