Tag Archives: snowdrops
Where have all the flowers gone?
Well, the forecasters got it right this time. I think we in our little part of Devon, got off lightly, compared to the north of the county and further east. When I got up this morning, everywhere was white and … Continue reading
What a difference a day makes!
Yesterday was the most beautiful sunny day, what a difference from Saturday when we had such torrential rain of biblical proportions! It was sunny, but the wind, that was definitely icy, coming from the north. Fortunately my early snowdrops are … Continue reading
Flowers to welcome in New Year’s Day.
I don’t believe it, look what I woke up to, fantastic blue sky and yes, sunshine!!! So far, the sunniest day of the year! At last, we have a day that isn’t going to be as wet as it has … Continue reading
Was 2012 a Washout ?
Not really ! I started preparing this post by looking through all my photos for this year and re-reading some of my posts. There seem to be so many photos of plants looking absolutely sodden and covered with raindrops, so … Continue reading
Goodbye Snowdrops.
I promise this will be my last post about snowdrops this year, or at least I think it will be!!! Galanthus nivalis, or the wild snowdrops, are now flowering away in the woodland and shady borders, making small drifts of … Continue reading
Flowers for February.
In spite of the frosts that we have been having, there are still flowers in the garden which don’t seem to mind the low temperatures. A lot of the flowers that we had last month, which were flowering out of … Continue reading
Temperature problems.
When the temperature drops below freezing, as it has lately, hellebores and large snowdrops show that they aren’t happy by collapsing on the ground. As soon as the temperature rises a bit, to above zero, the flower stems right themselves … Continue reading
It’s Snowdrop Time!
To a lot of people snowdrops are all the same, I thought this for many, many years, until I once visited a garden which had lots of really different varieties and fell under their spell. There are still species snowdrops … Continue reading
January, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
One New Year’s decision was to take part in GBBD for the first time. This time last year it wouldn’t have been possible because everywhere was under a foot of snow, this year it is a very different story, with … Continue reading
Splitting time for Snowdrops
If you want to have drifts of beautiful snowdrops, just like the photos we see of the collections at stately homes in England – then now is the time to get busy. This beautiful drift was photographed at Colesbourne Park … Continue reading