Category Archives: Garden Bloggers Blooms Day
Nearlies and Almosts
The delightful and knowledgeable Chloris of The Blooming Garden invites us to share our top ten blooms at around this time every month, so do visit her blog to see all sorts of interesting and often unusual plants. Here, it … Continue reading
December Blooms: Out for the Count
Since 2013 I have kept a record of what is blooming in the garden on Boxing Day or thereabouts. Although we shared last Christmas with my Mum, because of losing my younger sister earlier this year we were up to … Continue reading
November Blooms: Stray Apologies
Chloris of The Blooming Garden hosts a monthly meme encouraging us to share our top ten blooms each month, and she posted hers yesterday. I deliberately haven’t peeked at her November treasures yet, so I could roam my own garden … Continue reading
October Blooms: Late Comers and Dance-All-Nighters
Around this time of the month Chloris of the Blooming Garden invites us to share our top ten or so blooms, so on this damp and grey October day I am sharing mine; thanks to Chloris for facilitating this. Firstly, … Continue reading
Stalwart and Seasonal September Blooms
I am trying to squeeze in a post to join with Chloris and her ‘top blooms’ meme but not only will it be fairly brief but the blooms will be more of a ‘middle-of-the-road’ calibre than top-notch. But that’s how … Continue reading
Top August Blooms?
The stars of the August (and July too) garden are undoubtedly dahlias, which seem to be doing exceptionally well this year, perhaps encouraged by the mulch of manure applied to much of the garden over winter, and I could easily … Continue reading
July Blooms : Let’s Hear it For Lizzie!
I don’t care what anybody else thinks, but I for one am glad that Busy Lizzies are regularly available again and no longer the victim of downy mildew. In their absence I have tried their ‘posh’ replacement, New Guinea impatiens, … Continue reading
Depends Who’s Asking: Top June Blooms
If I were to use visitor comments from our open garden sessions to gauge what the top blooms are in the garden at the moment it would be (not in any particular order) roses, poppies, astrantia and Lagurus ovatus (bunny … Continue reading
Ten May Blooms or Thereabouts
Chloris and her Blooming Garden encourage us to share our top ten blooms every month and May brings a dilemma – with burgeoning blooms, how do we limit our choice to ten? As usual, I haven’t counted but have chosen … Continue reading
Tulips (and Other Things) in March
Chloris of The Blooming Garden invites us to share our Top Ten blooms on the 23rd of every month and although it is now the 24th the photographs here were taken yesterday; I haven’t counted them, but lumping things together … Continue reading