Colour or lack of it!!

It is exactly a week since I last blogged and to be honest I haven't really been outside much apart from a trip down to the greenhouse to water or prick out.

I took some of the bubblewrap down as it was just getting so hot in here and even put up some shading.

The trays and pots on the shelf above are all doing well.

At least two  of the trays on the 2nd shelf above  need potting on.

 Four trays on the left hand shelf above need potting on to. The Ensete were out but I brought them back in as some of the nighttime temperatures are just a little to low for my liking.

More little seedlings growing on.

The new bed is flourishing and is obviously enjoying the rain.

Quite chuffed with how well its turned out.

My garden is not a winter garden, because the plants I grow can often be tender or delicate and are not reliable at reappearing the next year, I rely on a lot of seed grown plants, but I have one or two ordinary plants that show there colours beautifully at this time of year and I don't always share.

A beautiful Acer, had it for donkeys years, no idea of the name but I love the acidic green leaves.

 Acer Garnet, I believe the one above is. I love acers but find them very difficult to get through the spring, I was assured this would do well next to a pond and lo and behold it has come through albeit a very mild winter!

 Another larger Acer, was in a pot till last year I decided to release it into the garden, again another lovel coloured leaf but also sadly prone to frost damage.

Below some self seeding Honesty, stunning coloured cerise flowers, I do like a bit of pink!!

Lurking behind the Gunnera, I spotted this clematis flower, which surprise me. A couple of ears back I bought one of those 'cheap' Clematis in cardboard box that look half dead and you get in supermarkets for a silly price. Well I found one that looked alive and planted it. Saw nothing of it that year or last year so assumed I had lost my £1.99. But obviously not, it lives!!

Scilla Peruviana I believe, although my picture does not do it justice it is the most beautiful purple colour.

Another plant I thought had died  Euphorbia amygdaloides Purpurea, will look a lot better when its in a bigger clump.

So a little bit of unusual colour in my garden at this time of year!!