Tag Archives: winter flowers

December Flowers 2015.

Most of the flowers in the garden at the moment are ones that usually flower at this time of year, but some are hanging on and just don’t know when to stop. No area has the wow factor at this … Continue reading

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The North Wind doth Blow !

The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow……..except that the promised snow didn’t arrive, it all got dumped on Exeter the other day and the next village to us, just 3 miles away. According to a friend in … Continue reading

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January treasures for GBBD.

At the moment, the sun is shining, the sky is a brilliant blue, the wind is blowing and everywhere is very wet from torrential rain overnight. We have escaped the awful weather of the last few days, when other places … Continue reading

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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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No Snowdrops were hurt by the Storm.

After a quick check in the woodland to see that all our trees were still standing after the last storm, we had just a few branches down, but thankfully no snowdrops had been squashed. The branches seem to have managed … Continue reading

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It’s Wild Snowdrop Time!

All of a sudden there are white patches everywhere in the woodland, Galanthus nivalis and Galanthus nivalis flora pleno  have popped up to join in with the “specials”. This is earlier than last year when it was mid February before … Continue reading

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Drifts of White.

February means just one  thing for me, lots and lots of snowdrops flowering in the garden. This is the month when the wild ones, Galanthus nivalis, join in with the specials which are already flowering. Usually by the middle of … Continue reading

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Hellebores and other early birds.

The little woodland strip at the back of the house is beginning to look really pretty with all the early flowers starting to open.

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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

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Good grief Garrya, you’re gorgeous!

The star of the garden at the moment is Garrya elliptica, looking really gorgeous with hundreds of tassel like flowers. I can’t take any credit for planting it, it was already here when we came 22 yrs ago, the same … Continue reading

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