Tag Archives: bulbs
Honey lilies – A sweet moment in the year
This week the honey lilies (Nectaroscordum siculum) have broken out of their pale papery calyces en masse and are making a wonderful display in our shady front garden. Before this happened the florets were tightly wrapped in upright bundles and … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday – Stormy Seas
I’ve been prowling around the garden checking for consequences of our being away and for the most part things have done perfectly well without us (kind neighbours watered the greenhouse). The exceptions are the things that I planted in the … Continue reading
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Grape hyacinths, even Muscari armeniacum, don’t seem to last here for more than a couple of years in the garden. It is probably our soggy winter conditions and clay soil that does for them, but I do love their wonderful … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Tulip ‘Ancilla’ and the dusty footsteps
This is Tulipa kaufmanniana ‘Ancilla’ with gold-centred, red-ringed, waterlily-shaped flowers
In a Vase on Monday – Fresh scents of spring
Walking around the village this afternoon I was very happy to see colour blossoming in the lawns everywhere. Mostly this is coming from scattered crocuses in smart yellows and shades of purple, spilling down driveways and planted round community seats … Continue reading
Snowdrops and muddy knees
Now that the snowdrops are definitely showing in our garden, I thought that it was time to search online for other, more extensive, displays that we could visit. It seems as if this weekend (11-12th Feb) is the favourite time … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – It’s like magic!
Wimpole’s June Bloom
