Category Archives: bulbs, corms and tubers
Wordless Wednesday: With the Fringe on Top
In a Vase on Monday: Bobby Dazzler
I have mentioned the inferior hippeastrum in the Coop, which are not what they should have been, but I also have a better quality one which was purchased from Peter Nyssen and which I paid more for but is a … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Spring
I did not expect to be showcasing tulips in a vase on the last Monday of March, but when these appeared in the shrub border this week they surprised me just as much as all the surprises I featured yesterday. … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Surprises
Having somehow lost the photos I was going to use, I nearly didn’t post today – but guessing they might have been accidentally deleted I managed to find them in the recycling bin and restore them…whew! Today’s six are all … Continue reading
Exodus
I bought my first ‘special’ (named) snowdrop back in 2005 and added a handful more in the next year or two, but it was from 2012 onwards that actively adding to their numbers began. The first bulbs were kept in … Continue reading
Six Signs of Spring on Saturday, and an Anniversary
I missed Six on Saturday last week, running out of time after an afternoon visit to Ashwood Nurseries and John’s Garden there, although in hindsight I could have cobbled something together from the few photos I had taken. You will … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Bottling It
The Coop is currently home to a number of flowering bulbs and the indoor narcissi are beginning to come into their own, joining the hyacinths in pumping out their strong fragrance. If I was to bottle the fragrance of any … Continue reading
Six on Saturday: Woe is Me!
…. not me, but the Lanky Lodger, whom I found sprawled out on his bench earlier in the week. wailing and gnashing his teeth. Sadly, he has proved to be a short-lived sculpture, despite the number of coats of primer … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Doubles
If I had not already got both title and props sorted before I even picked these iconic double snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’, I could have woven a post around the theme of my ship coming home, as it clearly … Continue reading