Poppies

Last winter I sowed some of the poppy seeds, mauve and red, in different part of the garden.  In one of the planter boxes I found quite a few self sown seedlings.  I decided to leave them there rather than clear the box for vegetables.  Now the poppies are blooming beautifully and I will wait till the seeds are ready before pulling out the plants.

The veggie box of poppies.

Red and mauve poppies.

Bright red poppies.

Changing look in the spring garden

The blue bells and the wild ixias look quite dejected with all their flowers gone.  I will dig up the bulbs once the leaves turn yellow.  Other bulbs are flowering in their place, such as the Arabian star flower, the gladiolus callianthus or sword lily and the white ixias.

The Arabian star flower alongside an early rose.

Gladiolus callianthus.

White ixias.

The broad beans are ready for picking and there is a glut of flat leaf parsley.

Kalanchoe white and pink.  It is time for me to look for other colours.  The kalanchoe is so easy to grow.

Pink geranium in a hanging basket.

Blossoms from the Granny Smith apple tree in my outside garden.