BACK GARDEN 15 05 12

It's all taking off now isn't it? You have some great plants in there, solomon's seal is one of my faves...getting tired of that rare mystery fringe cup now ;) it's everywhere. I do like your Buddah..buddha under the banyan tree (Weigela)

couldn't believe the size of them hailstones..the dog ran for cover.

you have some lovely plants, ive got solomons seal too, its such an unusual plant, i like your little boot with the pink flowers in it and you have lots of hostas! i never owned a hosta!:-) well done you:-)

All looking great. I think Hosta no 2 could be H. June. Not sure about the others. Those iris and bluebells will look good if they flower together. Thanks for sharing :)

Ah poor little bird looks so cold, I`m constantly on watch at the mo cos the babies have to be protected from my own cats, I had to run into my g'house at one stage because the hail was coming down so hard and I was at the bottom of my garden, lol.
Its good to see all the shrubs and clems in flower and the aquilegia is a gorgeous colour, I do like your weigela, lost mine a few years back....

A nice variety of plants Sheila :o) Sorry to hear you had hailstones. I hope it improves soon.
I like that big boot lol ...

Geat plants in your garden Sheilar...lovely...:>)

How lovely :) Love the Wieglia . \we had huge hailstones this afternoon..Suki was mewoing like mad outside!

Thank you all for your lovely comments!

Pimp - the solomons seal was only one stem last year, this year it's got eight!! The buddah under the weigela was bought for me by my daughter in memory or our dog when we'd just lost him (6 years ago now) and it's always under that bush as that was his favourite place to lie in the summer.

Just dawn and Hywel - the boot planter is quite large in size but unfortunately the planting space inside is quite small, so plants have to be moved when they get too big. (it's a saxifrage in it at the moment)

Scottish - I've no idea of the names of hostas. I prefer them in pots though - less snail/slug damage!!

Lovely plants here and how they brighten up the coldest of May days!!!
Isn't it wonderful when they start flowering again?

Lots coming along nicely, the hostas look good except for one, that looks battered

Wildrose - they do brighten up cold days. Trouble is, it looks warm through the window but when you go out it's freezing!
Cinderella - that 'battered' one just grew through the soil like that. Dunno what happened to it!!
Meadowland - no secret - they thrive on neglect. I just leave them alone to get on with it. My eldest brother keeps bringing me hostas in pots but I never get round to potting the poor things up!