Category Archives: bulbs, corms and tubers

Wordless Wednesday: The Sun Rises

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Cathy
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Wordless Wednesday: Cadbury’s Purple

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Cathy
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Wordless Wednesday: Bells in the Arctic

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Cathy
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Six on Saturday: Gearing Up

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Cathy

With our open garden tomorrow, I wasn’t sure if I would have time to prepare a Six on Saturday post for Jim’s weekly meme at Garden Ruminations. However, I have been busy today with all the remaining tasks that can … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Fairy Tales

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Cathy

The Tulip Fairy on the cover of my copy of Cicely May Barker’s ‘Complete Book of the Flower Fairies’, the prop for today, looks as if she is just stepping down from it onto the stand holding the test tubes, … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: When is a Snowdrop Not a Snowdrop?

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Cathy

…when it’s a snowflake, or Leucojum, probably L vernalis as this one is quite short in stature, unlike the taller and slightly later L aestivum. Often mistaken for snowdrops by those with more limited plant knowledge, they are commonly known … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Hints

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Cathy
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Wordless Wednesday: Seeing the Light

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Cathy
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Six on Saturday: Keeping Up Appearances

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Cathy

A distinct change in the weather, with temperatures a few degrees above freezing for the first time in 10 or 11 days, permitted a rather less hurried ramble around the garden this morning, giving a better chance of seeing and … Continue reading →

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A Week of Flowers, Day 5: Tulips

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Cathy

Today’s reminiscing is about tulips, with pictures from the end of April and early May, with species tulip ‘Little Beauty’ (above) and Tulip ‘Exotic Emperor’ below: I added more of usually reliable parrot tulip ‘Victoria’s Secret’ (below) last year, so … Continue reading →

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