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Out at last.
No, not me, I’m still safely tucked up at home, I mean my first narcissus, Rijnveld’s Early Sensation which has always been out by Christmas Day in previous years. This time though it was still in tight bud by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclamen coum, hellebores, N. Rijnveld's Early Sensation, narcissus, snowdrops
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New bloooms for November.
As we are almost coming to the end of our second lockdown, I have had plenty of time to wander round the garden looking for new blooms. There are plenty of late summer flowers still hanging on, but now the … Continue reading
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Tagged hellebores, Iris unguicularis, Iris unguicularis Walter Butt, snowdrops, winter flowers
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Much needed sunshine. GBBD February 2019.
After our blip of snow and ice a couple of weeks ago, it is so wonderful at the moment to have the sun shining each day and temperatures about 5 or 6 degrees warmer. Wandering around the garden yesterday, without … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclamen, Early spring flowers, February flowers, hellebores, narcissus, snowdrops, winter flowers
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Just in time.
Ladies from the village WI. came for coffee, cake and biscuits yesterday, they also came to have a wander round the garden to see the snowdrops and other lovlies that are flowering at the moment. The weather behaved itself with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclamen, February flowers, hellebores, iris, snowdrops, woodland plants
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What a difference a day makes!
I am amazed, the past few days have been the depths of winter, today it is bright sunshine, the birds are singing once more, the temperature is up to 10 C and the flowers are fine, definitely spring time!
Hellebores for the bees.
At this time of year the snowdrops are the main flower in the garden, spreading nicely under all the trees and shrubs. But they are not in the garden by themselves, forming splashes of colour amongst them are the hellebores … Continue reading
February’s bonanza GBBD.
Normally I take my photos for bloom Day on the previous day, but yesterday we had non stop torrential rain of biblical proportions, I was almost ordering my ark! Thank goodness today is dry and sunny so I was able … Continue reading
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Tagged February flowers, flowering bulbs, flowering shrubs, hellebores, snowdrops, winter flowers
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The sun shone for the snowdrops!
The forecast for yesterday was good, sunny but cold with the wind coming straight from the Arctic! I made some biscuits, baked a cake, bought some chocolate biscuits, hoovered, dusted and cleaned the loo, then sat back and waited for … Continue reading
The turn of the Hellebore.
Hellebores are just starting to open their beautiful flowers. They make the perfect companion to the snowdrops in the garden, adding a splash of colour amongst all the white.
Hellebore Heaven.
We were up in the North West last weekend for the undergardener’s cousin’s 80th Birthday. Unknown to me, the undergardener had googled “Hellebores” and found the National Collection of Hellebores was just off the M6 Motorway in Staffordshire and convenient … Continue reading
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Tagged Hazels Cross Farm Nursery, hellebores, Nation Collection of Hellebores
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