Tag Archives: woodland flowers
Six on Saturday. 18.03.2023
Another week of rain although yesterday was lovely and sunny, even though a bit cold! More rain is forecast, parts of my garden are flooded again so I will be avoiding those until it dries out once more., hope it … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 24.4.21
The woodland is starting to slow down, but there are still treasures to find if you look for them. The snowdrops and the narcissus are finished and now the snakeshead fritillaries are winding down and starting to form seed for … Continue reading
All change.
The woodland is changing, now much more yellow than before, the snowdrops are almost over, but the rockery is waking up and providing quite a bit of colour which I can see from the house. All the dwarf shrubs that … Continue reading
Hello April
Looking round the garden for new flowering plants since I last posted was quite easy at this time of year, when more plants are opening almost every day. I’m hoping that I’ve found flowers tht haven’t appeared before this year.
The Woodland in Spring.
The difference in the woodland at the end of this month is the change of colour from the white of the snowdrops to the yellow and white of the narcissus. When I went into the woodland to check that everything … Continue reading
The Woodland in Winter.
I don’t think it is any secret that the woodland is my favourite part of this garden, at least for the first half of the year. When we moved here it was just the huge ancient trees with lots of … Continue reading
Star of the Autumn Woodland.
The main flowering period for the woodland is January, February, March and April. Over the years I have planted a few Cyclamen hederifolium corms to have some interest in there in the autumn before the autumn tints come on the … Continue reading
A mixed bag for April.
One morning when I got up, the light in the garden was so beautiful, I decided to take some photos from the balcony, before going down to get the breakfast ready. The grass in the foreground, leads straight on to … Continue reading
Woodland ephemerals.
When we bought this house 25 years ago, I had no idea how important the little bit of woodland would become to me as I made a garden here. To start with we had the ancient trees with lots of … Continue reading
April, where have you gone?
Time is flying by so quickly, the month of April has flown by, I haven’t done half the things that I had hoped to do…..help! We had quite severe gales last weekend with the wind ripping the new young leaves … Continue reading