Category Archives: Winter

In a Vase on Monday: Oriental

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Cathy

With a Chinese water buffalo and blooms of Japanese apricot Prunus mume ‘Beni Chidori’ I have had to make do with the more generic ”Oriental’ title, rather banal by the standards I set myself, but it will have to do. … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Getting Ahead

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Cathy

I know some of you will not thank me (I remember a previous post!) for today’s prop, but it was so appropriate for the vase, a Caithness Glass bonbon dish of hellebore heads. I have displayed hellebores this way before … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Cathy

This isn’t quite the view that visitors to our garden on Sunday afternoon were met with, as an overcast day meant the single common snowdrops were still mostly not fully out, unlike today. However, from comments made to the Golfer, … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Continental Arachnid?

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Cathy
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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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End of January: Full of Promise, as Another Year Begins to Gather Steam

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Cathy

Unlike the previous two months, I was aware of the end of January approaching, enabling me to post a timely End of Month View for a change. It has been a lovely, fairly mild and sunny day with the occasional … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Bottled

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Cathy

Saturday’s opening picture of witch hazel Hamamelis ‘Magic Fire’ growing through dark leaved Pittosporum ‘Tom Thumb’ was the starting point of today’s vase, as I noticed the pleasing contrast between them. They were joined by Sarcococca humilis, with a sprinkling … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: More Bewitching

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Cathy

I am fortunate to have a number of witch hazels in the garden and this year, for some reason, given the summer drought and severe pre-Christmas freeze, most of them are flowering better and more profusely than ever before. You … Continue reading →

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