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Tag Archives: bulbs
Wordless Wednesday – In a dappled dell of honey lilies
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Gardening, Honey lily, Nectaroscordum siculum, Photography, Sicilian honey garlic
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The Fabuloso Fringed Fabio
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Fringed tulip, Gardening, orange, Photography, Spring, Tulipa 'Fabio', tulips
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Dirty faces amongst the Tommies!
Posted in Bees, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Bees, buff-tailed bumblebee, bulbs, crocus tommasinianus, Gardening, nature, Photography, Pollen, Wildlife
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A tropical spring show
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Crown Imperial, Fritillaria imperialis, Gardening, Lilies, Photography
2 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Good things come in small packages
Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Dwarf irises, Gardening, Iris reticulata, meadows, Photography, Wimpole Estate
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday: Fleur-de-lis decoration
Posted in Flowers, Spring, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Gardening, Iris reticulata, meadows, Photography, Purple, Wimpole Estate
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – In a sweet swirl
Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized, Wordless
Tagged Alpine, bulbs, Cambridge Botanics, Candy Cane Sorrel, Gardening, Glasshouse, Oxalis versicolor, Photography
18 Comments
High Fives
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
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged bulbs, Eucomis, Favourite plants, Gardening, Gladiola papilio, Hibiscus trionum, Horticulture, Monarda citriodora, Photography, Thalictrum
19 Comments
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
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged bee plant, bulbs, Gardening, Honey lilies, Horticulture, Nectaroscordum siculum, Photography, Sicilian honey garlic
12 Comments
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
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged bulbs, flower arrangements, Gardening, Horticulture, In a vase on Monday, Photography, tulips
19 Comments
