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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Tag Archives: Dahlias
In a vase on Monday – Benched
Not an imaginative title I am afraid, but rather a statement about the location of today’s ‘photo shoot’ for my vase. The bench sits on the top of a small, grassed-over spoil-mound in the corner of our garden and is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged #IAVOM, Aster 'Lady in Black', bunch of flowers, Cosmos, Dahlias, Gardening, In a vase on Monday
13 Comments
Six on Saturday – Caught in the Act!
13/08/2022 A quick Six today, before I melt away. The vegetables are watered and I’ve gathered more courgettes 🤣. Yesterday I put a help-yourself pile of them out on a table by the hedge. They were all gone next time … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged Bidens, crested poppy, Dahlias, Gardening, oregano, phlox, Six on Saturday
22 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Happy Halloween: Treat of course
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Dahlia 'Colour Spectacle', Dahlias, Gardening, Halloween, orange, Photography
4 Comments
Lost in the plot @RHSHydeHall
Last week we visited Hyde Hall in Essex. Hyde Hall is one of the RHS‘s flagship gardens, but it is in fact a relatively new creation. As recently as 1950 it was just a windswept farm on a bare hilltop. … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Vegetables
Tagged #Growyourown, Achocha, Dahlias, Gardening, litchi tomato, Photography, RHS Hyde Hall, vegetables
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Snippets from Anglesey Abbey’s Dahlia Festival
Posted in Flowers, Out and about, Uncategorized
Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Dahlias, Flowers, Gardening, National Trust, Photography
11 Comments
The Colours of a Sunset
It seems that I am going through an orange phase in the garden this year. After years of filling borders with pastel tones, when I look around now, at the beginning of September, I see masses of bright yellows, orange … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged chrysanthemums, Cosmos, Dahlias, Gardening, Horticulture, orange, Photography, Rudbeckia
16 Comments
Dances with Dahlias at Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey in Lode, Cambridgeshire is holding its annual Dahlia Festival. It runs until 4th October. Even if you are not a big dahlia fan (I hate pompoms for instance), it is a fun focus for a visit, because of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Plants, Whimsy
Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Dahlia Festival, Dahlia Line, Dahlias, Flowers, Gardening, Landart, Lode Mill, Millais, National Trust, nature, Pre-raphaelite
8 Comments
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