Tag Archives: bulbs

Wordless Wednesday – Dirty faces amongst the Tommies!

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – A tropical spring show

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – Good things come in small packages

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

 

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Wordless Wednesday: Fleur-de-lis decoration

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – In a sweet swirl

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Frogend_dweller
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High Fives

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

It’s a great idea to take stock of what is looking good and giving you enjoyment in the garden every so often. Chloris at The Blooming Garden often does a snapshot round up in her garden and she always has many … Continue reading →

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Honey lilies – A sweet moment in the year

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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 →

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In a Vase on Monday – Stormy Seas

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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 →

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A Cuckoo in the Nest

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday – Tulip ‘Ancilla’ and the dusty footsteps

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

This is Tulipa kaufmanniana ‘Ancilla’ with gold-centred, red-ringed,  waterlily-shaped flowers

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