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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
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Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Category Archives: Plants
Thrown Away
This little stunner is Tinantia erecta, aka Widow’s Tears or False Dayflowers, from the Commelinaceae family. More normally it is found in places like Mexico or India, certainly not in a UK garden. Nevertheless, this example popped up beneath the … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Wordless
Tagged #WordlessWednesday, False Day Flower, Gardening, Photography, Tinantia erecta, Widow's Tears
14 Comments
Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021
The bit of the lawn that still gets mown was cut bright and early this morning, before the temperatures started to get a bit melty. This provided a lovely velvet surface for our apples fall on to. In fact I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Betony, Delphinium requienii, dianthus, Dieramas, Gardening, Monarda didyma, Prickly poppy
22 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Golden Wisteria
Posted in Plants, Wordless
Tagged autumn, Autumn colours, Gardening, Photography, Wisteria
7 Comments
Dixter’s Tricks Revealed
I’ve never been to Great Dixter, although it is top of my To-Visit list. I had hoped to go this year, but it has been difficult and I’ve not managed it! However, a couple of years ago I did hear … Continue reading
Posted in Plants
Tagged Fergus Garrett, Gardening, Great Dixter, Mixed borders, tools, Veratrum nigrum, Zoom lectures
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Excitation levels
Posted in Flowers, Plants, Wordless
Tagged climbers, Gardening, Pergolas, Photography, Purple, scented flowers, Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena'
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Bunny Tail Grass
Posted in Grasses, Plants, Wordless
Tagged #EarthDay50, annual grasses, Bunny Tail Grass, Gardening, Lagurus ovatus, Photography
11 Comments
Chihuly at Kew, 2019
Dale Chihuly’s glasswork has appeared in some of the most fabulous venues around the globe for five decades, yet I’d never registered its existence until recently. I think that I must have slowly absorbed its impact and beauty while reading … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Out and about, Plants
Tagged #Chihuly, Gardens, Glassworks, Kew Gardens, Palm house, Photography, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sculptures, Temperate Glasshouse
14 Comments
Six on Saturday … don’t amount to a (small) hill of beans
06-10-2018 Lovely, it’s raining hard. I’m grateful, I really am, but I can’t help wishing it would do it at night … when I am not walking the dog or wanting to dig up some ground elder. Easier to justify … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Food, Plants
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Beans, Echium, Gardening, Hops, nerines, Photography, Six on Saturday, Walnuts
15 Comments
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