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“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Tag Archives: Iris reticulata
Wordless Wednesday – A glimpse of Wimpole Hall in February
Posted in Spring, Wordless
Tagged cherry blossom, Crocus, Daffodils, Gardens, Iris reticulata, Wimpole Hall
14 Comments
Six on Saturday – Spring, at an angle
19/02/2022 In spite of being on the edge of the second red alert zone for debris flying winds yesterday, we luckily escaped any real damage from Storm Eunice. Probably the losses of old fruit trees, dodgy branches and fences over … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, gold-lace primulas, Hellebores, Iris reticulata, snowdrops, Spring
32 Comments
Six on Saturday – Wafts from the coming season
05/02/2022 So February has begun. It’s certainly not spring yet, but there are hints that things are moving. It starts slowly … signs of a new season. Looked for daily, the changes are small. 1) Was it only last week … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Iris reticulata, Narcissus, snowdrops
23 Comments
Six on Saturday – A spring in my step
27/02/2021 So the greenhouse windows opened automatically this week for the first time this year (that I’ve noticed) and Steve cut the grass for the first time in roughly four months! In fact, my title was almost ‘The first cut … Continue reading
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