My Little Garden 27th April 2024
It’s always exciting to see the first of the clematis come into flower, and ‘Miss Bateman’ has been as reliable as ever. ‘Josephine’ and ‘Nelly Moser’ have lots of buds too, so I’m sure they won’t be far behind. In fact, there are buds everywhere in the garden at the moment, just waiting to take over as the tulips start to fade.
The rain has been annoyingly plentiful again this week, and the yellow object in the sky is mostly conspicuous by its absence. Things have got to improve soon, haven’t they…..
Anyway, back to Miss Bateman for the first of my six choices this week.
- Clematis ‘Miss Bateman’
I’m often curious as to who plants are named after. According to the Thorncroft Clematis website, this particular variety was raised by Charles Nobel, a Surrey nurseryman who bred it from two plants discovered near Tokyo. It was named for Miss Catherine Bateman, the daughter of James Bateman who was a famous orchid grower of the time. I think she’s rather lovely, even if she has got tangled up with the swingseat when I wasn’t looking.
2. Geum ‘Mai Tai’
Looking very orange at the moment, but the colour will fade.
3. Lilac buds
The Korean Lilac half standard,. Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’, is doing well, and the buds are almost open.
4. More buds
I think these might be Allium ‘Purple Rain’.
5. Ajuga
Fred @frdvil https://fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/ shared his lovely blue ajuga with us a couple of weeks ago, and here’s mine.
6. The last daff
Before these are consigned to history for another year, here is Narcissus ‘Pipit’, a scented variety that flowers for absolutely ages.
And that’s it for another week. Here’s hoping that the rain stays away and we get a dry weekend. Happy gardening.
