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Category Archives: winter interest
Six on Saturday: Velvet Petticoats, Eyeliner, Sprouts and Stately Stems
I must be honest and say that the petticoats are not velvet, but two pots of hooped petticoat narcissi in the Coop, Narcissus bulbocodium ‘Arctic Bells’ and ‘Casual Elegance’ (above); what is velvet, however, is a plant recommended for a … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Surprisiris
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, early spring, Gardening, Gardens, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Iris unguicularis
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Wordless Wednesday: Evolution Hybrid
Posted in early spring, Gardening, Gardens, winter interest, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Hellebore Ashwood Garden Hybrids
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In a Vase on Monday: A Vase of Vegetables
…well, not really, actually a vase of Helleborus ‘Double Aubergine’. With no real aubergines to hand, the flowers and an arum leaf are propped up by a few (shop-bought) sugar snap peas, and displayed in a slim-waisted dark green vase, … Continue reading
Posted in early spring, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, winter interest
Tagged flowers in a vase, hellebores
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Six on Saturday: Promise
The garden screams ‘Promise’ at every turn, offering up joy on every ramble. Buds of Prunus mume ‘Beni Chidori’, tight little pink balls for several weeks, have begun opening and allowing yet another fragrant winter plant to delight us in … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: At the Double
Just a very quick IAVOM post from me today, a teeny Bretby Pottery salesman’s sample jug, with a posy of common double snowdrops, Galanthus ‘Flore Pleno’. They may be ‘common’, but that doesn’t stop them being exceedingly pretty, with their … Continue reading
Posted in bulbs, corms and tubers, early spring, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, snowdrops, Winter, winter interest
Tagged snowdrops
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Six on Saturday: Walking With Witches
Not surprisingly, I have been enjoying my witch hazels in recent weeks, from the moment they began flowering at the turn of the year. Some are perhaps on the wane now, but there is still plenty of colour on all … Continue reading
End of Month View: Oops!…I Did it Again
I wasn’t aware that it was the end of the month until it no longer was the end of the month, and the new month of February instead – this is becoming a habit! As my EOMV posts are as … Continue reading
Posted in End of Month View, Gardening, Gardens, winter interest
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Rambling in the Garden 