Here they will not be destroyed by the councils tractor that cuts the verges within an inch of their life. Mowing down the wildflowers that the wildlife depends on.
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
The joy a garden holds....
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Sunday safari....ancient woodland.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Polyanthus
Is there a plant that captured your heart when you least expected it????
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Gifts and wildflowers.
It suits the bamboo garden very well.
Warmer weather has allowed me to spend more time in the garden. Division of plants are doing well and seedlings are growing. I am enjoying this project.
Wildflowers are a priority. Pasque flower is a native. She is a shy yet exotic beauty.......
now rarely seen in the wild. The name refers to Easter, when the large cup-shaped flowers unfurl on short stems from their hairy buds. They have five or six violet-purple petaloid sepals and an explosion of vibrant yellow stamens at their centre.
Surely this must be one of our prettiest wildflowers??
Days are warm and sunny.........I saw two butterflies today, a peacock and a brimstone. Mallards and moorhen are regular visitors to the garden. Spring is here if only for a moment......mother nature often teases us during March and April, I am happy to play along with her.........
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Things change in just a few days......
I am not disappointed.....she is very pretty. My collection of hellebores is increasing as the years roll by. They never fail to please me and will always be at the top of my list of favourites.
Queen bee likes Tutu......
She stayed a while ........
After visiting Helleborous White Beauty she made her way back to her nest.
It lies beneath an old oak tree. She is a clever bee......wild flowers bloom beneath the old tree in the summer. A perfect location.
"God almighty planted a garden.......and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures"........................Francis Bacon
Enjoy your garden........and count your blessings.
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