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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: snowdrops
Six on Saturday – Transitioning to colour
25/02/2023 You’ve seen those films, I’m sure, where everything starts in monochrome, but, after a significant event, the world is suddenly shown in technicolour. Well, that’s how the February garden always makes me feel. Snowdrops begin the month’s floral awakening … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Colour, crocuses, fritillaria raddeana, Hellebores, Iris reticulata, Salad, Six on Saturday, snowdrops
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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
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Sampling colours and scents on a walk through the gardens at Anglesey Abbey
Posted in Walks
Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Gardening, National Trust, snowdrops, spring bulbs, Winter Walk
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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
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Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Iris reticulata, Narcissus, snowdrops
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In a vase on Monday – Snowdrops, of course!
We missed the worst of the snow yesterday, none fell during the day, but there was a little last evening. In the dark. Where’s the fun in that? How lucky then that today should arrive with brilliantly clear blue skies … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, flower arrangements, Gardening, Hellebores, In a vase on Monday, Photography, snowdrops, white roses
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Wordless Wednesday – Running rings round Wandlebury
Posted in History, Out and about, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Cambridge, cambridgeppf.org, Galanthus, Iceni tribes, Iron Age hill fort, Photography, snowdrops, Wandlebury Ring
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In a Vase on Monday – A first snowdrop
I keep being caught out by the weather this winter. Today started warm and I didn’t bother with a coat, but by the end of the morning I regretted that as a cold, persistent wind had sprung up while I … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Fresh flowers, Gardening, Hellebores, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvias, snowdrops
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Wordless Wednesday – Snowdrops at Chippenham Park
Posted in Out and about, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, snowdrops, Woodland
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In a Vase on Monday – Snippets between showers
I’ve been dodging rain showers all day. This afternoon it came down to a decision between nipping out to look for a few flowers or going for an immediate dog walk round the village (I couldn’t face a second deep-mud … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Primroses, snowdrops, Violas
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