Transformations still on going

You've been a busy Bee Sbg .. I'm sure I had that daff in my last garden but can't recall its name sorry ...it's Lovely to have the frogspawn lets hope you have lots of baby frogs to eat your slugs ...

Your Narcissis is called Replete
Its gorgeous love your Hyacinths I love them too. You ve done wonders with your gardens in such a short time a lot of hard work what a difference from start to finish on the first 4 photos. What a great find so many tadpoles. So pleased to hear the black bird gets suet and meal worms all sold out here with this panick buying 😔

Thank you 3d I did wonder if it was. It came in a mixed bag and last year I separated them out by tying different coloured wools onto the stems. When they were dying back I then potted them accordingly. So far only one in the wrong pot.

Great blog SBG. Its lovely to see all the different kinds of trransformations. You've done Stirling work in that border and how lovely to see your frogspawn. I don't have any yet. I've never had any actually...but am hopeful for this every spring! :)

A friend gave me some about 5 yrs ago so I suspect these have come from some that came from that batch.

That was good guessing then Seaburngirl if you have internet on your phone if you press on the photo of the flower it will come up google this image and most times it will come up with your flower then you just click on that flower normally some one has named the flower.

I don't have that type of phone or app 3d. I'm a bit of a Luddite really. There are several that look like replete and this ones has a few yellowish petaloids .

Double Roman has yellowish.

Hi Eilen, when I first saw this Narcissus, my first thought was N 'manly', I think N 'replete is more a reddish pink corona, but I could be wrong, Derek.

Sbg you have worked really hard and tackled the bed very well! It looks so good now. We too are troubled with couch grass - always have been and we never quite get on top of it. I think we need some of your determination, as we have no excuse now, with all the time we have to spend at home!!
I love hyacinths indoors and outdoors, yours are lovely.

Well it's not all that long since you said you were looking forward to having dirt under your fingernails - are you satisfied? That's a job well done! You are lucky to have frogspawn - every year I hope but nothing yet. I think we had some baby newts last year but they are so hard to see - fingers crossed!

Frogspawn, how lovely! We have frogs in the garden and two ponds, one with fish and one without, but never see and spawn. We do have a ditch (dyke) running down the side of the property so perhaps they prefer that. More time this year to study these things and already the garden is getting more attention. Keep happy and healthy everyone and bless our good luck that we have a garden, however small, to tend.

Derek and 3d, the trouble is there are many daff varieties that look so similar. But a rose by any other name.......

Yes Stera I have dirt ingrained in and under my nails or what is left of them, but hey I have no where to go to have nice nails.

Honeysuckle we have always had frogs toads and newts in the garden and pond but have never had spawn which is why I was given some. Main problem is its a raised pond so they have to make their way up the rockery but they do seem to manage. It will be nice to record how things change as the weeks go by.

Yes it is so difficult to tell even with other plants they look so alike.

Its so rewarding when you get a job well done and couch grass is a b....... to remove. Just wish I could smell those hyacinths, but I loved looking at yours.

Fascinating to see the frog eggs. I have that same semi-double narcissus but can't think of the name either. You've made remarkable progress.

I think the daff may be 'Delnashaugh', it is a good match and it is sold by the company that sold me the White Lion that is in my latest blog.