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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
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Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Tag Archives: orange
A Week of Flowers – Final Day: Burning down the house
Oh no! We’ve reached the last of Cathy’s annual Week of Flowers postings. That week has taken us from meandering, warm autumn weather to sharp, chilly winter days. The meme has been a welcome counterpoint to that change. It’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #AWeekofFlowers, Gardening, helianthemum, orange, Photography, Rock rose
15 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Off to a bright start …
Today I am joining Cathy from Words and Herbs for her delightful, annual meme ‘A Week of Flowers‘, which was conceived to help counterbalance the dark, dank days of this time of the year in the northern hemisphere. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #AWeekofFlowers, cheerfulness, Flowers, Gardening, Geum 'Totally Tangerine', orange, Photography
23 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Bursting with Orange
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Azalea Orange, Gardening, iPhone photography, orange, spring bulbs, Tulipa 'Ballerina', tulips
11 Comments
In a vase on Monday – Bring me sunshine
I don’t feel too bad about cutting flowers from the garden at this time of year, since there is a rapidly approaching natural end in sight for many of them. For instance, the winds last week already culled a few … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #IAVOM, chrysanthemums, Cosmos, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, orange, Sunflowers
13 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The Fabuloso Fringed Fabio
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Fringed tulip, Gardening, orange, Photography, Spring, Tulipa 'Fabio', tulips
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Introducing Slawa
Oh go on then, just a few more!
Posted in Flowers, Spring, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, orange, Photography, Tulipa 'Slawa', tulips
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Moments of brightness
Posted in autumn, Wordless
Tagged autumn, Gardening, ginkgo, orange, Photography, Sunshine, tithonia
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Happy Halloween: Treat of course
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Dahlia 'Colour Spectacle', Dahlias, Gardening, Halloween, orange, Photography
4 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
Orange is not the only tulip …
Not even in my garden, although it might look like it from this collage. The funny thing is that a few years ago I wouldn’t have had a single one of these (except maybe Ballerina). I was going through a … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Plants, Spring, The home garden, Whimsy
Tagged Ballerina, bulbs, Gardening, orange, Photography, Princess Irene, Sunlover, tulips
18 Comments
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