Tag Archives: tulips

A Week of Flowers:Day 4 – 25/11/2020

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Cathy at Words and Herbs is spreading cheer and sunshine this week (22-28th November) by posting daily flowery pictures. She has asked everyone to join in if they can, to combat Lockdown, Covid and other stresses and worries. You can … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Introducing Slawa

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Oh go on then, just a few more!

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Six on Saturday – All Change

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

28/12/2019 So, this is the last Six-on-Saturday for 2019. Many thanks to Jonathon, The Propagator, for hosting such a fun and inclusive meme throughout the year. Here are my six today: 1) Mahonia – Borrowed glory OK, this is in … Continue reading →

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April flowers – You’re the ones that I want!

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Chloris at The Blooming Garden has a fantastic range of spring flowers  and she has select her favourite ‘ten’ for April in this post, giving me plenty of ideas for next year. Meanwhile, these are my current favourite plants around … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Sunshine

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Frogend_dweller
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Border Review 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you will know that I am a volunteer gardener at Wimpole Estate and that I look after the long borders that run across the middle of the Walled Garden. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday – Stormy Seas

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

I’ve been prowling around the garden checking for consequences of our being away and for the most part things have done perfectly well without us (kind neighbours watered the greenhouse). The exceptions are the things that I planted in the … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Little rays of sunshine

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – Tulip ‘Ancilla’ and the dusty footsteps

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

This is Tulipa kaufmanniana ‘Ancilla’ with gold-centred, red-ringed,  waterlily-shaped flowers

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Orange is not the only tulip …

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

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 →

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