Mangetout 'Golden Sweet'

In recent months, I've been thoroughly entertained by this yellow-podded mangetout pea, my first foray into mangetout growing. The peas were a rare heritage variety supplied by the Real Seeds Catalogue.   Fifteen peas were sown in mid-April and fifteen plants transferred to the pea patch in May.  The plants grew very fast, climbing to the top of the 5 foot high netting in no time and would have kept on going if there were something to cling to!

Mauve flowers

I don't know if this is true of all mangetout but this variety does put on quite a show.

Purple flowers

Every single flower dances through hues of light pink, magenta, mauve, purple, blue.....

Blue flowers

... and finally fades away to reveal the loveliest lemon yellow pod.

'Golden Sweet' mangetout

What a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy!

Bountiful

In praise of the celandine

In 1802 William Wordsworth wrote this poem about his favourite flower.....

To the Small Celandine

Pansies, Lilies, Kingcups, Daisies,

Let them live upon their praises;

Long as there's a sun that sets

Primroses will have their glory;

Long as there are violets,

They will have a place in story:

There's a flower that shall be mine,

'Tis the little Celandine.

Celandine - the herald of early spring

Spring blossoms in April and May

Flowers from the fruit and vegetable garden .....

Purple sprouting broccoli

'Sunburst' cherry

Chive

'Brown Turkey' figs - inverted flowers

'Bluecrop' blueberry

Pear tree

'Conference' Pear

'Azure Star' purple kohlrabi