Tag Archives: tulips
A mixed bag.
Looking at October’s photos yesterday, I found a few which don’t really justify a post to themselves, so I thought I would collect them together and show a mixed bag. Starting with the wonderful sunrise I found the morning after … Continue reading
Foliage in February. GBFD.
As soon as I started looking round the garden to see what sort of foliage I could photograph, it was obvious from all the new shoots that there were, that most, but not all the photos would be of the … Continue reading
Bath time, but not for pheasants.
You may remember a previous post that I did about planting up an old tin bath with tulips and pansies. The idea was to provide the tulips with nice well drained soil, which I just don’t have in the garden … Continue reading
G.B.F.D. Yet more rain.
Once again the country is either covered in snow or flooded, sounds as if last year is carrying on where it left off! We are in the southern part of the country which is flooded once more. I daren’t walk … Continue reading
From winter to spring overnight.
What a difference a day makes, don’t know how long exactly our spell of lovely mild weather will last, but we decided to make the most of it and go garden visiting to admire snowdrops!! We went to East Lambrook … Continue reading
Bath time for tulips!
During the 2nd World War, a baby was born. This was in the days pre central heating and pre plastic, when babies were bathed in a tin bath in front of the fire. Looking at it now, I can’t believe … Continue reading
Tulip Time.
Tulips do not do very well here in our garden as the soil is too heavy,in spite of being improved by adding compost, leaf mould and grit, but I keep trying. This last winter was very dry so the few … Continue reading
What’s flowering in April.
At last the mad rush of blooms brought on by our sudden heat wave seems to be slowing down. We are working in T shirts and retreating into the shade with ice creams to try and cool off – not … Continue reading