Tag Archives: Crocus

Six on Saturday. 17.2.2024

My village WI ladies came on Tuesday to see the snowdrops and hellebores. The previous day it had been wall to wall sunshine, but Tuesday started out very grey and wet. They were coming in the afternoon for tea and … Continue reading

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Snowdrops, hellebores, tea, cake and chat.

Yesterday the ladies from my village WI. came once more for tea, cake and snowdrops. They came in the afternoon this time so that if it had been frosty and the snowdrops had all collapsed, then they would have a … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday. 10.2.2024

While half of the country is covered with snow, the other half has floods this week! You can guess which half I’m in, with the grass soaking wet, patio flooded once more and part of the garden and woodland under … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday. 3.2.2024

We have just had a rather mild, dry week, amazing! There is lots going on in the garden, snowdrops all pushing up and opening, the same with narcissus and crocus, but this week, I thought I would show you what … Continue reading

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Six on SaSaturday. 27. 1. 24

All of a sudden, lots of plants are opening their flowers, I actually saw a bee yesterday when the sun was shining. Lots more flowers are opening up, making it well worth going for a wander in the sunshine with … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday. 9.12.2023

More rain, more floods, but we had a much drier day yesterday for a change. The previous day, Thursday we had almost all Decembers rain in one day, then it dried up just in time to give us the most … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday. 18.02.2023

What a difference 2 or 3 days and 2 degrees makes, I now have crocus popping up everywhere and opening for the bees, other little bulbs are popping up in the woodland and on the alpine scree, none of these … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday. 11/ 02/ 2023

Another week of freezing nights and mostly sunny days, a lot of the mornings have seen the snowdrops and hellebores collapsed to the ground, but by lunch time they are bright and perky, standing upright once more. I was getting … Continue reading

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Six on Saturday 12. 02. 22.

This last week seems to have rushed by and thank goodness I did manage to get some gardening done. I have been working hard in the woodland trying to get it ready for the snowdrop climax which I think will … Continue reading

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Colour in the Woodland

After a freezing cold week followed by a week of torrential rain of biblical proportions, we now have  warm sunshine! This has made the snowdrops and crocus open up and the woodland is buzzing, I couldn’t help but smile when … Continue reading

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