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Monthly Archives: March 2014
The Woodland in March. EOMV.
The white of the snowdrops has changed into the yellow of the narcissus, which means that the woodland looks totally different now that the warm sunshine has finished off the flowers of the snowdrops and crocus. Each day when I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cyclamen, Fritillaria meleagris, fritillaries, March flowers, narcissus, snowflakes, Tulip sylvestris, woodland, woodland gardening
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Shhhh…. don’t tell the Pheasant!
I keep hearing the pheasant on the field next to us, I start getting worried when I hear him in the garden, I am really worried when I hear him in the woodland. So far I have chased him 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Fritillaria meleagris, March flowers, snakeshead fritillaries, spring flowers
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St. Patrick, King Alfred and friends.
This year St. Patrick is just a week late, last year he was a whole month late, presumably because of the ice and snow that we had last March. St. Patrick has only just started to open, but better late … Continue reading
Foliage for March. GBFD.
The beautiful warm sunshine that we have enjoyed for about two weeks has unfortunately gone, the wind has turned from the warm south and is now coming from the icy north! The warm spell has meant that new growth has … Continue reading
March Flowers for GBBD.
For over a week now we have had lovely warm sunshine, it has been wonderful working in the garden without a coat and feeling the sun on my back once more. Bit by bit, all the tidying jobs that we … Continue reading
Going, going, gone!
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that one of our next door neighbour’s oak trees had split during one of our gales, and was now needing attention from a tree surgeon. The first tree surgeon he contacted wanted to … Continue reading
It’s Hellebore time once more!
Everywhere I look at the moment, the eye is taken by all the hellebores that are flowering, from white through to plum coloured ones. Most of the snowdrops are starting to “go over” and the hellebores are shouting “look at … Continue reading
The last of the Snowdrops and a lucky find.
The last of my snowdrops has just started to flower and will continue for another month. The original ones that started in the New Year are now over but plenty are still flowering. The late ones which have been flowering … Continue reading
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Tagged Galanthus, late snowdrops, Leucojum, March flowers, snowdrops, winter flowers
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