These poppies could almost be an addition to my perennially popular post about the similarity of double roses, camellias and peonies. Continue reading “Peony Poppies With Double Flowers”
Wordless Wednesday: Freckled Foxglove
An Inspection Of Campanulas
Posting this picture, I so sorely felt the need for more collective nouns for flowers that I was forced to invent one. ‘A tumble’ was my first thought, but then I remembered that the best collective nouns are more quirky. Continue reading “An Inspection Of Campanulas”
Fragrant Flowers: Lilacs
Earlier this week, I was encouraging you to overhear flowers talking. This one might be easier. You just have to imagine the smell of lilacs. Continue reading “Fragrant Flowers: Lilacs”
Wordless Wednesday
Flower Portrait Gallery
Today, I’m going to let the flowers do the talking. Continue reading “Flower Portrait Gallery”
In Praise of Alstroemeria
It’s ironic we gardeners are often highly suspicious of plants that have the potential to be really happy and spread in our gardens, whilst lavishing energy, love and concern on ones that only ever hover on the edge of survival. Continue reading “In Praise of Alstroemeria”
Susan Rushton 