The Spring Thread 🌸 💐 🌺

[coconochanel]

Gorgeous! Do you plant the Alliums by a wall?

Well at the moment they are in containers.

 

[Sprezza]

How do you make magnolia tea then? Because my little magnolia is having an impressive second flush of flowers so I fancy giving it a go….

Really basic I just steeped some petals in boiling water for a few minutes then took them out and drank the water! It tastes kind of gingery.
I've seen some recipes online where you infuse the petals for a lot longer in the fridge overnight and then presumably drink the tea cold which I don't fancy!
Apparently you can put the petals in salads too

 

[Ifyoucantbeatemjoinem]

I'm partly made up of mini eggs now after the weekend and we still have unopened eggs! Weather still not very Spring yet unfortunately.

 

[Millennial Pink]

Pissing down here today. I want to plant out my onions but I'm not doing it in the wet.

 

[Pesky Tarian]

Yess it's given it practically balmy next week (early teens) but rainy still .

 

[Allflightscancelled]

Aww thanks, @Sprezza . I think even I could manage that . And ‘gingery’, you say ?

 

[coconochanel]

Has anyone mowed their lawn yet?

 

[coconochanel]

The washing is on the line.

 

[bellinibobble]

Sorry @bellinibobble i was AWOL for a bit. The tree is mine, it’s a magnolia stellata. Love a magnolia but these chaps don’t get as big as the ones with tulip shaped flowers

Thank you so much for replying! It’s gorgeous I need one!!

 

[Tangoqueen]

I keep buying plants I need to stay away from garden centres

I’m trying to hold off for 2/3 more weeks - it’s raining for the 3rd day straight now so easy enough

 

[Prince fan 1999]

They’re from Next! The bottoms are way too long so hoping they shrink a bit in the wash as I’m having to roll them up I bought tall as my legs are long but apparently Next thought that means bottoms long enough for someone 7 foot 6

Thank you!! Hopefully the bottoms will shrink a bit

 

[Ifyoucantbeatemjoinem]

How are the spring summer garden's looking? My pots and window boxes are being battered with wind and rain but I've sweetpea which I'm hoping are tough enough to withstand it at this stage. Bring back the sunshine, eh!

 

[OatMatchaLatte]

My £3 lupin from B&Q . Bought it in February when it was tiny and first bumblebee came to visit today View attachment 2931153View attachment 2931154

This is beautiful!

I really enjoyed the weather over the past week! It's a bit chilly today...overcast and breezy. Think I'll have to get changed again.

 

[Reality_tv_lover]

It was dark when I got home last night, I completely forgot I put the washing out because its been raining for 6 months. It's frozen this morning 🫣

Mine froze yesterday and then I left it all day until 5 and it was dry

 

[Codiaeum]

I got a hyacinth where the bulb is covered in wax a couple of weeks ago. It bloomed nicely but now the petals are falling off.
Does anyone know whether I can get the wax off and plant the bulb for next year?

 

[strawberrysunshine_x]

It’s meant to be really windy where I am today

 

[Moongirl69]

Its been raining and cold for 2 days here . My living room looks like a laundry and I was soaked on my walk yesterday.
Im glad I didn't plant any veg yet although my rhubarb is peeking through.

 

[Whatamadworld]

My dad is my inspiration to be honest. I kinda just plant what he does. But I have planted two big pots of petunia surfinia for my friend as he has just bought a house so they'll be full of colour for the whole summer once they kick off. Can you get to a garden centre, they're always very helpful and will be happy to advise once you explain what you're looking to do.

Yeah I'll have to go to a garden centre and ask. I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to planting plants or what to plant in a small garden. I will probably look at YouTube too. You get any inspiration and ideas from YouTube?

 

[Kim Mild]

There seem to be a lot of leaves on the trees already. I'm sure they aren't normally out this year . I suppose the temperature has been rather moderate, we haven't had many cold spells.

 

[Kim Mild]

It's time to start hunting out some warmer weather clothes. My feet were really hot when I took my boots off.