Tag Archives: narcissus

Last and Firsts for Saturday 8.5.21

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Pauline

At this time of year, early spring flowers are fading and the next wave is getting ready to take over so there are lots of “firsts ” to choose from this time. Lots of buds are just waiting to burst … Continue reading →

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Plants for Free

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Pauline

That’s what I like, freebies, plants that don’t cost anything, that can fill an odd space here or there or if you’re doing a new bed, then they can fill the space between the permanent planting for now. They can … Continue reading →

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Colour in the Woodland

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Pauline

After a freezing cold week followed by a week of torrential rain of biblical proportions, we now have  warm sunshine! This has made the snowdrops and crocus open up and the woodland is buzzing, I couldn’t help but smile when … Continue reading →

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Out at last.

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Pauline

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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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Pauline

Let’s forget what is happening in the big wide world, just for a few moments. When wandering in the little woodland this morning, I realised that most of the narcissus were rapidly going over, but the one that was standing … Continue reading →

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Sun at last. GBBD March 2020.

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Pauline

We have enjoyed a few lovely sunny days with just a few wintry showers lately, is this the beginning of the end of all our dreadful rain, I wonder? I hope so.  The wind recently has been very cold coming … Continue reading →

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Top Ten for 23rd February 2020.

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Pauline

I was rather spoilt for choice when I went to take my photos for today’s post, did I photograph different families of plants or stick to one family, showing 10 different varieties? Having shown everything on the 15th of the … Continue reading →

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The calm before another storm.

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Pauline

Having been warned that there is another large storm heading across the Atlantic towards us, I made the most of a nice sunny day to take some photos before the storm hits us and maybe flattens everything!

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Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus !

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pauline

Happy St. David’s Day to you all, today, March 1st is St. David’s Day and the national emblem for Wales is the daffodil. At the moment there are a few different daffodils flowering in the garden, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Much needed sunshine. GBBD February 2019.

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Pauline

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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