Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'

Spring was in the air today few more blooms opening up now 💙💜💙

@Jasonsparkes1 thank you not as many come up this year pot was full last year but still time for more to sprout if we get a few sunny days but won't hold my breath on the weather 😕

Love them,I have planted some last year in autumn but have not come up yet ,but hopefully next year finger cross.

Oh lovely to see them starting to flower 😊💜💜

@cheshire they may still flower but a bit later for you hun

@pauline33 they are a sure sign of Spring when these start

Morning Peeps happy Friday. Think mine might be a frivolous one. Have a good day. The #anemone is always a reminder #Spring is round the corner one can hope

Morning Keely. How lovely to see .....mine are still sleeping! Enjoy your frivolous Friday 😊💜👍

Love the colour 💜💜

Morning Keely that’s a pretty one N enjoy rest of yr day 😘

Morning Keely! Mine are still all leaves, so it's nice to see one in flower! Enjoy your frivolities! 😀

Morning Keely lovely little bloom 👌🏼

Morning keely @keely Great colour 💜 hope you have a lovely day keely & manage to get on garden the weather is looking promising here 😘

Morning Hun , hope weather better today, mine been flowering all winter , which is weird . Have a fab day ☺️😘

Beautiful 💜

Morning Keely, enjoy your day 💜

Ooh a frivolous Friday! Like the sound of that! 😉 have a fab day lovely. Beautiful little bloom too! 💜

#firstflower #signsofspring 💜💜💜

Yey!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@mrsflowerpot @columbiariver thank you was pleased to see it 😄

Wohooo 🤔 does that mean it nearly spring please say yes 😬😬

Totally jealous😩

@nessas it's always first to flower for Spring in my garden I reckon 3 more weeks n we are in full bloom with it 🙆🙆 Yes yes yes 🌼🌻🌷🌺🌱

@SikoMa oh poor you Dar still snowed under hun hope it clears for you soon 😘

It is melting fast, but we keep getting dustings of snow, every other day.

Very pretty...💜 Keely

Whoop whooop 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 I’m dancing all the way there 🤪🤪yippee I’m so excited 🙆🏼‍♀️🙆🏼‍♀️

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom thanks hun

@nessas shame nothing to do at min 4.20 n I'm wide awake!!!

These just keep on giving 💜💜💜

Beautiful

Fabulous 💜💜

Gorgeous!

Evening all. Sorry missed most morning posts, early start due to month end, year end and busiest day of the week. Long day 😴 Didn't stop me when I got home managed to give sleepers and one side of the fence a quick touch up as due to rain at end of WK 😄 Hope you all had a good day 👍💜💜💜

Whoa Keely, where do you get your energy from. Stunning photo by the way. 💜💛💜

Don't remind me of year end, hoping for rain so I can sit and and sort my books out @Keely

Stunning pic Keely 😘

Good evening Keely I feel tried just reading it 😘

A whirling Dervish! Nice flower too! 😉

Fantastic photo Keely 😍😍😍

Beautiful 💜💜💜

What a lovely photo Keely fabulous 😍💜💜

Evening, sweet dreams, recharge your batteries, gorgeous photo 👌

Way to go Keely, both for photo and all the energy/ work🤗

Lovely photo @keely

Front #patio 💜💜💜 #spring

This is the plant i got the other day love the flowers on this Keely @Keely 😍😘

@jadojado29 its a Beauty Suzie so glad I bought it this Year, you wont be disappointed put lots in together for a good display 💜💜💜

Wow, great display

Another pretty pot 💜 such lovely soft shades 👌🏼

Morning Peeps dank n wet here today don't think the lovely #bloom of the blanda will show their faces today 💜💜💜 Have a good day all 😄

Morning Keely! It's a little stunner! Hope it opens up for you! 😀

Morning Keely, it's the same here. You have a good day too. 🙋🙋🙋

Morning Keely @Keely .......such a pretty blue. Raining here at the moment......enjoy your day :)

Morning keely,that's a lovely shot 💙

Morning Keely. Damp here but should be getting better 💜💜💜

Morning Keely, that's gorgeous 💜💜

Morning Keely, love these 💜💜 have great Sunday

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Loving the colour 😍

Morning, hopefully will brighten up for you, what a colour 💜

Morning keely beautiful shot 😄💜

Pretty 💜💜💜

Lovely Keely 😊

Very pretty love the colour 😍

Beautiful 💜💜💜

Simply stunning Keely 💜💜💜

They're lovely Keely..so pretty 😍💜

It's gorgeous. I think I have that one Keely. No flowers yet though 😊

Beautiful. No sign of flowers on mine yet

I love these Keely 💜💜

Very! 💜

Lovely 😍💜💜💜

Home to these lovelies flowering 💜💜💜 Lots going on in garden over last 3 weeks need a tidy up. Hope everyone is good 😀

Oh what a lovely welcome home!

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Aww what a pretty welcome home 💜 hope you're all rested, relaxed and ready for Spring!

That's lovely, they've welcomed you home!

@rachelbrooks I am but don't want to go back to work want to be in garden 😀😀😀 still got 5 days to take before end of March and with bank holidays will have some nice long wknds 👍😀😆😄

Soaking the anemones before planting up 👍 💜💕💞💜

Never done that before! How long do you soak them for?

Same as Ian 😘

Its recommended 4-6hrs or overnight is better will leave these til morning before putting in, saw it in gardeners world 👍 @bigemrg produces stronger plants apparently 😁

@tina ☝

Okay thanks Keely! Will have to try it! 😀

I try too my sweet peas never do well

I need to get some of these to pop in around my tulip troughs to add some early colour will soak them first though now 😄👍

@harebell I've just put them round my iris pots 👌 saved some for tulip pots too 😁

@tina I've read that a small shallow cut or scrape with an emery board at the opposite end to the eye of sweet pea seeds will help with germination. I'll be filing away before sowing mine! xx @Keely thanks for the tip! Planning on picking some up tomorrow as only one of mine flowered this year. Had great displays over the last few years. Missed them!

@Keely I got some anemone blanda today last 2 bags in Wilkos wasn't I lucky 😄

@harebell that's fab yes you were good buy in there 🙌👌