Well I wasn’t expecting THAT! A storm called Noa hit the south west of Cornwall in the early hours of Wednesday with 70mph gusts bringing heavy rain as well. The tulips were thrashed from side to side so often they suffered whiplash and the poor battered Camellia in its already broken pot was tossed aside…
Tag: #inmygarden
things that I have found or seen in my garden – this can be a flower an insect a bird or some form of wildlife.
festival of spring #4
I am going to join in with Dawn’s Festival of Spring which will last for 10 -12 weeks in celebration of this season and share something that is happening in or around my neighbourhood each week. The large, golden flowers of Marsh-marigold (Scientific name: Caltha palustris) look like the cups of kings, hence its other name: ‘Kingcup‘….
Nature Photo Challenge: Tulips
All photos taken in my garden over the Easter weekend. Denzil Nature Photo Challenge #7 | Tulips
Six on Saturday | Easter Blues (almost)
It was interesting to read the reasons that people choose the plants for their gardens, thank you to everyone who commented last week. I’m trying to be more selective in what I grow now and concentrate on what suits my soil and exposed location, resistant to the S&S as well as creating a habitat for…
All Change
Back in February the bench outside my conservatory was full of the blues in the form of dwarf Irises. As they have gone over the pots have been replaced with tulips, narcissi and starflowers (ipheion) in white and yellow. By growing spring bulbs in containers it is easy to move them around as plants finish…
Six on Saturday | No Fooling Around
I have been wondering lately what makes people choose specific plants for their gardens. Once they have decided on the type that is. I tend to choose a certain colour palette for areas in my garden so blues, purples and what I describe as ‘bruised’ colours are my favourites. I like a few whites in…
festival of spring #2
I am going to join in with Dawn’s Festival of Spring which will last for 10 -12 weeks in celebration of this season and share something that is happening in or around my neighbourhood each week. Back in 2019 I planted several Fritillaria meleagris bulbs into what was a small triangular patch of lawn which I…
festival of spring #1
It is officially spring now in the northern hemisphere and with the clocks going forward last Sunday we are also in BST (British Summer Time) which means sunset tonight won’t be until 19:30 ish. I enjoy the lighter evenings and it feels like we are finally shaking off the dull and dreary winter. I am…
Six on Saturday | Spring has Sprung
So, the first few days of proper spring as the vernal equinox took place at exactly 21:24 (Greenwich Mean Time) on Monday March 20. The spring weather has yet to appear though as we have had showers and heavy rain all week with the best of the sunshine first thing in the morning. However, I…
Six on Saturday | Middle-March
The month of March is marching on with only a couple of days until we reach the vernal equinox when daylight hours equal the hours of darkness. This is when spring truly starts for me. I was going to do a post purely about the yellow flowers appearing in my garden this week, but could…
Cornwall in Colours 