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“All your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies; because the sunny glow which brings it forth,
soon slays with parching power.”– Alighieri Dante
Forage in August for:
Blackberries, Elderberries, Damsons, Hazelnuts, Wild Plums, Wild Strawberries
Tag Archives: Grape hyacinths
Six on Saturday – Maraschino anyone?
02/04/2022 Aye! Always with the ice and snow when the blossom starts to open! Tempted into full bloom by a couple of weeks of close to 20 deg C there are currently gorgeous displays of magnolia and cherry blossom about … Continue reading
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
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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
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