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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: Spring
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
Wordless Wednesday – Pussy Willow
Posted in Spring, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, iPhone photography, pollarded willows, Pussy willow, Salix, Spring, Willow support structures
3 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – Starlight Sensation
I bought a couple of new kinds of narcissus from Peter Nyssen in the autumn. Late of course and then I quickly bunged them in pots, only for them to sit around while I decided where to put them in … Continue reading
A blossom bower
Deep in the puffs of apple blossom, With surround-sound provided by buzzing bees, A cosy nest has been built. Well, I say ‘built’ and ‘cosy’, but we are talking about wood pigeons here … and that means it’s actually a … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Trees
Tagged Apple blossom, Gardening, iPhone photography, nature, nests, Spring, Wildlife, Wood pigeons
16 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 – The sunshine before potatoes
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Celandines, creeping thistle, Gardening, iPhone photography, Potatoes, Spring, Yellow
9 Comments
Six on Saturday – Not standing still
27/03/2021 Growth in the garden is moving up a notch. The grass needs another trim, which makes it a nearly weekly task again 😦 . Leaves are bursting their buds and the world is turning green. It’s my favourite time … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Tossed Tresses and Twisted Trunks
Posted in Spring, Trees, Wordless
Tagged catkins, Corkscrew Hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Gardening, hazel, Photography, Spring, Trees
10 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
In a Vase on Monday – Spring’s russet tones!
I hope that this finds you coping with isolation, with plenty to keep yourselves active and happy. We’ve certainly been lucky with the weather in East Anglia since the real clamp down on movement occurred and it’s made #StayAtHome and … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Daffodils, flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Primulas, Spring
17 Comments
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