Tag Archives: Inula magnifica

Wordless Wednesday: Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon

Posted on July 5, 2017 by
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In a Vase on Monday: And So to Bed

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

Sometimes a vase and its contents, props and title come together like a dream and this is one such time. I know I used roses last week, but a new flush of these tiny apricot blooms proved too hard to … Continue reading →

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In a vase on Monday: Heads and Tails

Posted on February 23, 2015 by

My how I dithered this morning – and even found myself thinking about the vase contents when I woke during the night, not something I make a habit of, fortunately! All week I had been considering the little group of … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers Blooms Day: All Right for Some

Posted on July 15, 2014 by

There may be a bit of a floral lull in the garden in July, but nectar loving creatures are still finding what they need, as the above butterfly on Inula hookeri (last week’s Wordless Wednesday’s Citrus Swirl) shows. The majority … Continue reading →

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In a vase on Monday: Sunset

Posted on June 23, 2014 by

Having had my eye on the increasing stature of a grown-from-seed Inula magnifica for a number of weeks, awaiting the first flowers to use in  a Monday vase, I was pleased to see that the main flower was just beginning … Continue reading →

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Hot, Hot, Hot!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Other things precluded spending time in the garden today, but on returning from an afternoon visiting an elderly friend in hospital I thought I would make the effort and actually SIT in the garden with a cup of tea – … Continue reading →

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