We tend to think of SPRING in the garden as a time of BULBS - the usual bulbs, snowdrops, crocus, daffs and tulips, but there's more to spring than this.
Acid loving PIERIS grows like a dream, even on our LIME SOIL, as long as it;s sheltered and not pruned too often.
This flower with a head, the size of a big fist,
and a mottled purple stem a foot and a half tall, is CROWN IMPERIAL (Fritillaria imperialis). It grows from a large bulb. Beats the common Daffodil!
Lastly, this small - 4 feet tall - WILLOW LEAVED MAGNOLIA (Magnolia salicifolia)
is all flower and no leaves at this time of year. Most gardens could find a spot for this, normally unassuming plant, to flourish.
So this autumn, think about the spring and put a few interesting specimens in.
GO ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!
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