I’ve had a busy week. Busy in a good way. Which means that I am weary but contented. And a little bit sad. Spring has the knack of soothing the troubled soul and providing positivity where perhaps it would usually be tricky to find it. This week my favourite season has done a sterling job. Now don’t you pass to fast! If you would like to catch up with what other SoSers are up to, pop over to Jim at Garden Rumination and take your fill. Time to SoS.
Under the ornamental pear tree, in the Guano Bed, there are a couple of unnamed hostas. These were in place when we moved in, two of the few plants in situ. As yet they are not nibbled, perhaps sparrow poo is a mollusc deterent as yet undiscovered!
Is it a good year for tulips or is it just that I planted many more in the autumn after I forgot the previous year and seethed with jealously when I saw everyone elses’? One or the other.
The emerging acer foliage is an annual joy. The Woolies acers definitely need to be potted into bigger containers. Too late this year? Probably. Does that mean I won’t give it a go? We will see.
Myself and OH are having our usual “friendly” spud growing competition. We will not be comparing like for like though. Earlier in the year I bought two different cultivars. For myself I chose Sarpo Una, for its alleged blight resistance and high yield. He will be growing Jacky, because I am very fond of his cousin with the same name.
Erythronium ‘White Beauty’ is looking classy. The photobombing celandine a little less so.
This little Primula ‘Port and Lemon’ was a gift from my SoS sister, Noelle. Unfortunately, it succumbed to the evil weevil. Fortunately, I have brought it back from the brink. For this, I am very pleased.
There we have it, another week under my belt. Stay safe and well, my friends.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Love that you kept the purple label for the Port and Lemon, which does very nicely planted out direct in the garden when it has grown a few more roots. I look forward to a regular update on the potatoes, but I am not a gambling person so will place no bets. Enjoyed the post as usual Sis.
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Thanks Sis, when it comes to it, we always forget to do any weighing or scientific comparison. Rubbish experiment that we repeat each year. 😀
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Pretty tulips! Good year for them? I do not know, but yours look happy. Erythronium is pretty also.The ‘Port and Lemon’ primula is best though, just because it was a gift.
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You are quite right, Tony. Friends are the most precious thing.
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Lovely to see your potatoes emerging. I’m still in the process of planting my Charlotte potatoes in bags.
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Oh, I love Charlotte, a great potato!
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This hosta is very nice and without any holes! Well done. Mine are still a bit behind.
How many spuds do you and your husband grow?
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We grow a large container each. Not enough to be self sufficient but enough to be fun.
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So like me this year ! A large container with 30 potatoes ( Charlotte )
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I love the Erythronium. I tried to grow them once when I first moved here, but without success. Now I know a bit more about my garden perhaps I should try again. No doubt the S&S are licking their lips at this news. I hope you have a relaxing weekend and I also hope that spring slow down, it’s not a race.
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The S&S don’t seem to touch this ones much. However in one of my client’s gardens they cruelly have bitten the heads off. And yes, I really want spring to slow down too.
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That Erythronium ‘White Beauty’ is certainly living up to its name. I love the thin red edging of those yellow tulips. Very pretty. It feels like spring has started earlier and is racing by here – I’d quite like it to slow down a little.
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You get a special gold star on the chart for spotting the red edging, that is my favourite bit too.
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Lovely Noelle sent me some exciting primroses last week too. Is she really your sister? I agree E. ‘White Beauty’ is very classy.
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She is my adopted sister. I always wanted one and she fits the bill perfectly.
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well done beating the evil weevils
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I found one yesterday in a pot of lobelia. Little monkeys!
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I agree with Liz. Very classy and good luck with the potatoes.
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It is very peculiar all this classy talk, and then I realise it is the erythronium you are talking about, not me!
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That little Primula sure is a cutie! And unfurling Maple foliage is always a delight! Lovely photos!
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Thank you, yes I must look after the primula very well, it is precious.
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I’m really loving the Erythronium ‘White Beauty’
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I really enjoyed your photos and comments. The erythronium is elegant.
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Thank you, every year I admire it and wonder how it survives amongst the bedlam!
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