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Hello you who made the morning
and spread it over the fields…
Watch, now, how I start the day
in happiness,
in kindness.”~ Mary Oliver
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Tag Archives: Flowers
Wordless Wednesday: Easter Flowers
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalkland flowers, Easter, Flowers, Pasque flowers, Photography, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Purple, Therfield Heath, Wildflowers
12 Comments
In a Vase on Monday: Flurries of White
We spent Easter Sunday in the garden, including a picnic by the pond, in glorious sunshine with greengage and damson blossom bursting around our heads. Wonderful! In the gentle breeze an odd petal or two drifted down on to the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, Blossom, flower arrangements, Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Narcissus, Primroses
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Christmas, Flowers, Gardening, Health and Happiness, Photography, red, Sadie
21 Comments
A Week of Flowers: Day 6 – 27/11/2020
Continuing to day six of Cathy’s (Words and Herbs) uplifting flower-sharing week … and hopefully spreading a little cheer round the web. Today I am thinking that you can’t beat poppies: Click the link to enjoy more beautiful blooms.
A Week of Flowers:Day 4 – 25/11/2020
Cathy at Words and Herbs is spreading cheer and sunshine this week (22-28th November) by posting daily flowery pictures. She has asked everyone to join in if they can, to combat Lockdown, Covid and other stresses and worries. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged cheerfulness, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Sunshine, tulips
15 Comments
In a vase on Monday – Lazy Herb Salad
For lunch at the weekend I ‘prepared’ a lazy salad fresh from the garden: ‘Erbette’ perpetual spinach, beetroot leaves, chives, parsley, coriander, mizuna, red veined sorrel. I washed the leaves and stood them in a pint glass of water for … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged Borage, Flowers, Gardening, Herbs, In a vase on Monday, lovage, marjoram
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In a Vase on Monday – So this is when Vincas look good!
The garden has turned distinctly mushy over the last couple of days. Lots of plants and seed heads have lost their backbone. Our patio archway, which is covered in acres of green passionflower vine is now looking like it’s had … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Vinca major
11 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – Lilac: A symbol of passion and love
Lilacs: They have such a short, but deliciously fragrant flowering season. They make me think of France and village fetes and bunting and trips to quaint tea shops. Did you know that lilacs are part of the olive family, Oleaceae? … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged aquilegias, Columbine, Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Lilac, Photography, Purple, Spirea, Syringa vulgaris
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The secret life of Arums
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Wordless
Tagged Arum lilies, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Spadix, spathe, Wildflowers
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