Category Archives: Spring

(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: A Week of Flowers Day Four, 25th November 2020

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Cathy

Blogging friend Cathy of Words and Herbs needed something to cheer herself up and, guessing that others might be feeling the same, suggested that from Sunday the 22nd through to Saturday the 28th of November we shared one or more … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Blitz, Blitz, Ballroom Blitz

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Cathy

With so many things coming into bloom for the first time this season, I planned to throw as much as I could at today’s vase and the title came to me on one of our daily walks, all the more … Continue reading →

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Sunny Side Up: April Blooms

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Cathy

I wonder if it was the hottest day of the year so far today? Here, it might have reached about 20°C, so not hot enough to fry an egg as suggested by the Tulipa bakerii ‘Lilac Wonder’ above, but feeling … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Dazzled, Damp and other Ds

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Cathy

We have had glorious weather recently, for most of our nearly four week lockdown in fact, with warmth and sunshine every day – a coat might have been needed perhaps only a couple of times for our daily permitted exercise … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Moving in the Right Direction

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Cathy
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Wordless Wednesday: Enjoying the Spring Sunshine

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Cathy
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In a Vase on Monday: Change of Plan

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Cathy

I did have a blue and white vase in mind for today, not this one but one containing blue and white Anemone blanda; when I came to cut the flowers, however, there were no longer any blue anemones in a … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Raising the Barr

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Cathy
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Six on Saturday: Spring has Spru…

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Cathy

Well no, Spring has NOT quite sprung yet, but it is thinking about it and along with new shoots on numerous herbaceous perennials and buds breaking on trees and hedges there are many other signs that the seasons are a’changing, … Continue reading →

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Floral February Foray

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Cathy

Every month, Chloris of The Blooming Garden invites us to share our top ten blooms; for some of us, even in February it is hard to select just ten, despite grouping our hellebores or snowdrops as one. I am not … Continue reading →

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