Yearly Archives: 2011

Early Flowering Companions

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Pauline

Snowdrops have been centre stage for some time now and beautiful though they are, there are lots of other flowers now blooming away, doing their best to attract the bees that are brave enough to venture out in our winter … Continue reading →

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Sunshine and Snowdrops

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Pauline

What a difference a bit of sunshine makes – after a week of much milder weather, today the sun is shining, the snowdrops have now opened  and are now showing the different markings on their inner petals. Spring is definitely … Continue reading →

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Super Snowdrops.

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Pauline

At last we have enough snowdrops flowering to be able to talk about them. The three special early ones by the front door that should have been out before Christmas, flowered just after New Year but didn’t enjoy the frosts … Continue reading →

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Wind of Change.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Pauline

As soon as I got up this morning, I could feel that it was going to be a special day. When I got downstairs to do the breakfast, I was greeted by this wonderful sunrise –

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Right plant, right place.

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Pauline

Before moving here 20 yrs ago, I just looked after the garden of whichever house we were living in – not really interested – just keeping it tidy. It wasn’t until I was having to come down to Devon, house-hunting, … Continue reading →

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All the Greens

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Pauline

At this time of year as we are waiting for the new wave of bulbs to appear and start their flowering bonanza, once more I am so thankful for all the evergreens (or golds etc ) that I have planted … Continue reading →

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Early Risers

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Pauline

The early risers were caught out this year with the abnormal weather that we had in November and December. They gaily rushed headlong into flower, as they usually do, just to be frozen solid and covered with about 10 inches … Continue reading →

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