… in bloom’, according to an unattributed quotation I found on the net. Unless the weather ups its game, not this year it won’t be. Let’s cheer ourselves up with some purple patches from last year.
For Jude’s quest for purple: Life in Colour, and Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Ah, lovely splashes of purple!
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Purple-ish, anyway!
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Sorry about the weather 😦 😦 Love the thistles! I have some I plan to share but not as good a shot, and I love alliums.
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Thistles Jo! Those are globe artichokes no longer fit for eating, but good to look at. Yes, aliums are great. They shouold be out now, but …
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Humble apologies, m’dear! 🤣💕
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Wow, what colours.
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Uplifting, aren’t they? Unlike the present rain 😦
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A glory of purple, Margaret! 😀😀 The alliums are stunning and I can almost smell the heavenly fragrance from the buddleia! May they bloom with such beauty again this year. Here everything feels at least a month delayed …
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I can understand why you thought it was buddleia, but actually, it’s lilac, and with any luck, in bloom this time next week.
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Fabulous
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Last year’s weather made for fabulous gardens.
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My alliums were doing so well… Have seemingly put themselves on hold now which is no bad thing. Too wet to get outside and enjoy them!
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On hold is good. They’d be a bedraggled mess if they emerged today.
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Purple is a glorious color and you captured it well. Looks a bit cloudy there. 😦 Warm or cool?
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Well, last year when these were taken the weather was usually glorious. This year? Not so much.
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I love alliums. If only the foliage would stand up to be enjoyed with the flowers!
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Oh, yes, the foliage is so annoying. I pull the tatty leaves off mine once the buds appear, apparently does them no harm as unlike other bulbs the foliage is not needed to feed next years flower. I read that somewhere and it seems to be true!
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With thanks to Our Gardening Expert!
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Indeed. They’d better hang back altogether at the moment if they don’t want to be drowned.
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They cheered me. We have bluebell woods to explore, but not in this weather!
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Mmm… yes. We were planning on having a trip to a different bluebell location this weekend. Let’s hope tomorrow is less wet / windy!
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Luckily, I’ve ‘done’ bluebell woods three times this last week. Just in time, eh?
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Really pretty pics here. It helps that I’m a purple lover. I like the lilacs so much.
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Purple in the garden is always a rich, enticing colour I think.
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I think so too.
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🙂
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Striking purples I would say. Gorgeous lilac. I love purple in the garden and the deeper the better.
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Yes, these are on the pale side. But as good as it gets, and still lovely.
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Wonderful colour! Let’s hope the weather improves soon, so you’ll a similar sight this year!
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Well, I wish summer would hurry up. We’re still putting the heating on.
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Oh Margaret, these purples flowers are all so very royal looking. 😀 😀
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Oh, I like that! It makes them look even better.
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Captured beautifully! I love these purple flowers, Margaret!
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They’re lovely to have around ‘for real’ too.
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What stunning, regal purples!
I am inspired and have ordered some globe artichokes seeds –
hopefully I’ve got that right?
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You have indeed. But it’s a toss up whether you should eat them., or allow them to unfold in their full thistly glory. It’s a tough call.
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Thanks for the confirmation, Margaret; how exciting! No doubt for me – I’ll be leaving them to enjoy lots of times rather than enjoying them on the plate just once!!
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So very splendid, and love how we both did a purple Saturday.
Really hope that June turns out to be a scorcher as May seems to be going the same way as April 😦
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Great minds, Becky. But don’t hold your breath about the June thing …
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It has to improve, I’ve got a greenhouse jammed full!
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😦
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Lovely, lovely, lovely. Just what we need with this year being soooo late. I have a few aliums and they’re hardly forming buds yet and it’s the 10th May for goodness sake.
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I know! The passing of the daffodils normally declares open season on most other garden flowers, Not this year.
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I also like purple and these are lovely. I also thought the top photo was of unusually handsome thistles, so was interested to see they are globe artichokes!
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These are definitely grown for show, rather than for home consumption – and why not?
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