Tag Archives: Chaenomeles
February Flowers. GBBD.
Deciding yesterday to nip out into the garden while there was a bit of sunshine, to take my photos for this months GBBD, all of a sudden it went very dark and very cold, and there I was, in a … Continue reading
January Flowers GBBD.
In spite of a sharp frost the other night, the flowers in the garden are looking surprisingly good. The temperature had been at 0 degrees C most of yesterday morning and had then risen to plus 2 once the clouds … Continue reading
At Last.
Galanthus Faringdon Double, has decided to open up at last. Usually it is open by Christmas, but not this time, I think it is in too shady a spot as the Euonymous next to it is overshadowing it. Once the … Continue reading
GBBD. Brave Flowers in December.
I wasn’t expecting to find many flowers at all this month, but once you start looking, it’s amazing how many you find. The weather has been quite mild for December so that is why any flowers that have ventured forth, … Continue reading
Spring lasted for 2 days!
Spring was lovely while it lasted, all of 2 days! What a difference it made, to be able to garden without a jacket, feeling the warm sunshine on your back with the birds singing away proclaiming their territory and the … Continue reading
From winter to spring overnight.
What a difference a day makes, don’t know how long exactly our spell of lovely mild weather will last, but we decided to make the most of it and go garden visiting to admire snowdrops!! We went to East Lambrook … Continue reading
Hellebores and other early birds.
The little woodland strip at the back of the house is beginning to look really pretty with all the early flowers starting to open.
Braving the Rain in May.
Having almost non stop rain for a month, with a gale or two thrown in, the flowers are still managing to put on a colourful display. The garden is absolutely sodden so there isn’t much that can be done at … Continue reading
And the garden wore white for Easter.
In January and February all the shady areas of the garden were white with snowdrops, then came the yellow daffodils of March, now in April it changes again as Mother Nature washes everywhere white once more with later narcissus and … Continue reading
Spring Flowers March In.
Spring has certainly arrived in March, the flowers are coming thick and fast with new ones opening up everyday. Wave after wave of new ones are making the little woodland so pretty at the moment, definitely my favourite part of … Continue reading