Sue, very interesting to see your comparison last year with this.
Didn't realize how late your spring is too.
Pretty picture:
Love hyacinths: have them indoors during March and outdoors (delayed, as you'd expect).
I worked out what the very attractive little fritillaria was.
Fun. The internet is such a great thing.
Still common sense says I should have just asked you!
I don't now have any members of the lily family (lilies, fritillaria, toad-lilies) because of the lily beetles.
It's a real pity, but the beetles make a terrible mess of the plants.
I tried several approaches, but the beetles, which overwinter in the soil, eventually won.
