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Tag: Colourful

Posted on January 25, 2023February 17, 2023

Wordless Wednesday: Hardy Saxifraga

Common hardy succulent (Saxifraga) with winter colours Continue reading “Wordless Wednesday: Hardy Saxifraga”

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Week of Flowers 2022: A Floral Riot

Dianthus, scabious, lavender and other flowers
Dianthus, scabious, lavender…

When people riot, it’s generally ugly, but not so with flowers.

Wollerton Old Hall Garden
Delphiniums at Wollerton Old Hall Garden

Over millennia, you could argue they’ve mastered the art of sharing and combining better than humans. Continue reading “Week of Flowers 2022: A Floral Riot”

Posted on September 27, 2022

Flower of the Day: Lavender-blue Hydrangea

Lavender-blue hydrangea with raindrops

Something cheerier today – one of nature’s many blessings. I’ve quite a collection of pictures of hydrangeas in antique, autumnal colours, but have selected this for its clear, uplifting colour and the freshness of the raindrops. Continue reading “Flower of the Day: Lavender-blue Hydrangea”

Posted on August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

A Floral Feast For Your Eyes

Arrangement of garden flowers: hydrangea, dahlia, phlox, helenium, scabious, sunflower, amaranthus

This colourful floral fantasy is the winning design from Class No. 321 (Blooming Lovely) in the Floral Art Marquee of the Southport Flower Show by Ann Coulton. Continue reading “A Floral Feast For Your Eyes”

Posted on August 12, 2022March 4, 2023

De Droomtuin Mosaic by Lian de Gier (The Dream Garden)

Peacock mosaic, detail of De Droomtuin by Lian de Gier

In my post of highlights from this year’s Floriade Expo, I shared a teaser of a bird detail from Lian de Gier’s wonder-full mosaic on display in the Green House. If you didn’t see the peacock for lack of a tail, at least you had an excuse, not being in front of the whole 5m x 2.5m mosaic. Continue reading “De Droomtuin Mosaic by Lian de Gier (The Dream Garden)”

Posted on June 14, 2022

Tulips, Snapdragons and Pansies

Colourful tulips, snapdragons and pansies

A bed of tulips underplanted with snapdragons, themselves underplanted by pansies, offered a subject too colourful to resist. Continue reading “Tulips, Snapdragons and Pansies”

Posted on June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Violas and Petunias

Bedding plants: violas and petunias

Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day.

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