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| Black tulips fronting the garden |
I planted my pot tulips this year with three different types, one small and red, one slightly taller and pink with the big black ones coming out last and overreaching the others. The smaller ones are mostly over now but the black ones are still tremendous.
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| Some of last year's tulips planted in the garden |
Last year. when they were over, I planted the tulips in the garden and they have done well.
The 'Niobe' clematis is supposed to come out in June but is already in full flower. I am happy to see it but worried about it's change of date. That's at least one month ahead of time. Anyway, it has lots of flowers and looks healthy and very beautiful.
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| Clematis 'Niobe' a month early |
Hoverflies are harmless, beneficial insects often mistaken for bees or wasps due to their yellow-black markings and hovering flight. They are good pollinators and garden predators with 280 UK species. A single larva can eat hundreds of aphids . Studies indicate a slump in hoverfly populations between 1980 and 2022, so I am happy to see quite a number in the garden. They can be found from March to November in gardens, woodlands and urban areas.
Two hoverflies - sorry, I can't tell you which ones, they are too complicated.
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