What is in flower in your garden?

[Plantaholic]

I did spot a crocus and a few snowdrops.

[Grauntie Mag]

So the leaves are the stinky bit...forewarned is forearmed Daisy, but I feel the temptation to have a sniff will overcome me. I found another little stinker at the back of a border yesterday, I will promote it soon. I envy anyone with snowdrops, I have tried to grow them in most gardens I have had with no success!

[WeeGranny]

GrauntieMag, I'm so pleased I'm not the only one who can't grow snowdrops!!! They appeared one year and have since disappeared. Obviously my garden was not to their liking! I love snowdrops too. My Dad used to take us to see the snowdrops at a large country house when we were children. I remember taking a bunch back to my Mum.

When I was teaching many moons ago, I remember being brought a bunch of flowers by a pupil. Lovely flowers, but they smelt of cat's wee! Can't remember what they were called, a shrub with pinkish flowers.

[Gemini]

My OH loves snowdrops. We have both bought and been given them several times over the years, and have planted them in front and back garden. Most of them have disappeared, but we do a have a very small patch in each garden now.

[Daisy]

Our snowdrops survive against all the odds being against them - tree roots, weeds, brambles, some invasive plant I don't know the name of and dog paws. We've only got two modest clumps but I love them.

I still haven't walked round the garden to see what's in flower - but it's mostly underwater at the moment after the last 24 hrs of rain.

[Grauntie Mag]

WG, it sounds like you were given flowers from the Ribes (Flowering Currant) bush. They are pretty though, and I wonder if the child’s Mother had a snigger.......😆

[WeeGranny]

That's what they were GM! Thanks. They went on the windowsill furthest from my desk though. The child was a little sweetie,always bringing me things,especially near exam time!!!!

[Plantaholic]

I love flowering currant, they are one of the earliest shrubs to flower, planted with forsythia they look very pretty. Pity they smell so bad.

[Daisy]

I like flowering currants too. I'm sure that little girl's mother had only the best motives, WeeGranny. They do look so pretty.

I've finally done an in depth survey of our garden. It didn't take long! The only plants in flower are primroses, violas, periwinkle, helebores and snowdrops. There's also a little alpine on the rockery with a few flowers on - no idea what it is, and it's all but covered in dead leaves which hopefully protect it a bit.

There's also a male Skimmia bush which is either dead or in bud. I couldn't decide which.