They might be fleeting, but they add beauty and biodiversity.
Jolts of clashing colour are engulfing gardens. Acid-green euphorbias are mixing with purple echiums, blue borage and orange geums. There are pink poppies, apricot calendulas, yellow paper daisies, golden daffodils and magenta honesty. Abundant and alluring, more is more for early spring flowers.
While there’s a lot to be said for foliage that can be enjoyed four seasons of the year, the flamboyance of flowers brings a new dimension – they are the icing on the gardening cake. Rich flower-filled landscapes don’t necessarily even take a lot of work. Some of these blooms will erupt spring after spring with little help from the gardener, their spontaneous spread lending a lavish wildness.
Catch these seedlings young enough, and you can transplant them into more suitable spots about the garden, tucking them into bare patches – and there are always bare patches. The resulting repetition will only enhance your garden’s sense of unity.But beware of the spring peak. It’s worth anticipating how things will look once the current round of blooms fades away.
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