Category Archives: bulbs, corms and tubers

In a Vase on Monday: Ball and Chain

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Cathy

Having decided to spare a few allium (probably A hollandicum) for today’s vase, I sought other material on the purple spectrum, cutting Geranium phaeum ‘Raven’, a deep purply-blue aquilegia and foliage from Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’ – but the combination just … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Caught Red-Footed!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday : A Splash of Blue and Some Curls

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Cathy

Averting my eyes from the tulips which were shouting “Pick me! Pick me!” as I walked past, I headed towards the bottom end of the garden to pick some of the marauding Spanish bluebells that have sneaked their way in … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Pretty (Pink) Pods

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Cathy

Technical issues will keep this post brief as a mammoth Windows ‘update’ and ‘cleaning’ of my laptop yesterday evening would have kept me up way past my bedtime otherwise! Perhaps inevitably, today’s vase contains tulips once again, although each week … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Not as Regal as She Looks

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Strawberries n’ Cream

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Cathy

I was trying to avoid tulips for today’s IAVOM, as they could easily become a mainstay for many weeks; however, these creamy tulips were tucked out of the way where they mightn’t otherwise be seen and, like last week’s fiery … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Galloping in the Garden

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Cathy

Although winter and early spring flowering plants might have started flowering a little earlier this year than some, they were not unseasonally early; this is not the case with Rhodendron ‘Wine and Roses’ (above) and the large unnamed specimen below, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: On Point

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: On Fire!

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Cathy

I promised you tulips today, but even I wasn’t expecting these ones, remnants from a previous planting in a pot now filled with Carex ‘Everillo’. I can remember buying some fiery tulips two or three years ago, but have no … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Little Beauties and Other Things, Mostly Beautiful

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Cathy

Having photographed several contenders for today’s Six on Saturday, the popular meme hosted by Jim of Gardening Ruminations, I then had to do a cull – but suggest you don’t actually count how many have been included in today’s post! … Continue reading →

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