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“Nor will I then thy modest grace forget,
Chaste Snow-drop, venturous harbinger of Spring,
And pensive monitor of fleeting years!”
~ William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder, Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum Blossom, Sweet Violets
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Tag Archives: Grape hyacinths
Wordless Wednesday – Siberian squill and other ocean blues
Posted in Flowers, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Blues, Gardening, Grape hyacinths, Muscari, Photography, Roman hyacinths, Scilla, spring bulbs
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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
Posted in Flowers, Spring
Tagged bulbs, Gardening, Grape hyacinths, Highly scented, Horticulture, Muscari, Photography
25 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – Amethyst and Turquoise
I love seeing blues appear in the spring flowers: the scilla, hyacinth, pulmonaria and anemone, but when I went to look for some to pick I found that I’ve only flirted with the true blues in the garden. My bunch … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Spring
Tagged edible flowers, Gardening, Grape hyacinths, In a vase on Monday, Photography
27 Comments
