Pink is not a colour I associate with my garden and especially at this time of year, but I thought I’d have a wander and see whether there was anything in flower this weekend. (please click on image to enlarge) And a trio of brightly coloured Anemone ‘St Brigid’ The header photo is a Hellebore…
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february flowers
Last week the crocuses, among my pretty marbled Cyclamen hederifolium leaves, were nothing more than spiky leaves poking up through the ground. By mid-week the yellow crocuses were in flower. Yesterday’s sun painted a pretty picture. Flowering in a container are my new Iris reticulata ‘Clairette’ with sky-blue flowers, each fall being beautifully adorned with…
Flower Portrait: First Hellebore
Despite the recent harsh weather (weeks of heavy rain and last night’s snowfall) this pretty little Hellebore is the first to flower. It resides on the north facing steps in the courtyard and it appears that there are also some bulbs in this pot – possibly tulips. We shall have to wait a few months…
Six on Saturday | Hellebores
Hellebores are plants that seem to do OK in this garden. Tough leaves mean that they rarely get nibbled, and though the flowers can suffer from excessive gales they usually bounce back. Bonuses are that they are among the earliest flowering plants of the year and they continue for months. Some of the loveliest flowers…
Cornwall in Colours 