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Tag: Wild flowers

Posted on September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Foxgloves That Planted Their Own Selves

Wild foxgloves on the edge of moorland in Darwen, Lancashire
Foxgloves on the edge of moorland

If you were to take a decently long countryside walk in summer near where I live, you’d almost certainly pass a hundred or more wild foxgloves. To (nearly) quote blogging buddy, Maureen, they’re the ones ‘that planted their own selves’. And to my eye they’re the better for it. Continue reading “Foxgloves That Planted Their Own Selves”

Posted on December 7, 2021February 27, 2022

Corncockle in a Wildflower Border

Corncockle in wildflowers

I almost missed out on the week of flowers, hosted by Cathy of Words and Herbs, but am scraping in with this froth of wildflowers for day 7.  The pink, raindrop-covered flower is corncockle, which is now vanishingly rare in the wild in Britain but still appears in annual wildflower mixes. Continue reading “Corncockle in a Wildflower Border”

Posted on July 26, 2021

Amid the Wildflowers and Grasses At Dusk

Knowle Lane at sunset
Knowle Lane

This sequence of pictures was taken during an evening walk as temperatures started to cool off after a scorcher of a day. While not technically correct – they’re dark and indistinct – their atmosphere is sweet, for me at least.  Continue reading “Amid the Wildflowers and Grasses At Dusk”

Posted on May 26, 2021

Flowers At Our Feet

Common daisies
Common daisies

Continue reading “Flowers At Our Feet”

Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum)

Geranium robertianum has small pink flowers with white stripes

Herb Robert is one of many common names for a wild geranium (Geranium robertianum) widely found across Britain. It’s easy to overlook the spidery plant and its small, simple flowers. Continue reading “Herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum)”

Posted on May 29, 2020

Wildflowers in the Broadway Cemeteries, Galveston

Wildflowers in Galveston graveyard

I was prompted to share these pictures, taken two years ago in Galveston’s wildflower cemeteries by reading Shoreacre’s fascinating post about them. Continue reading “Wildflowers in the Broadway Cemeteries, Galveston”

Posted on August 27, 2019February 29, 2020

Wildflower Meadow at Trentham Gardens

Coreopsis in a wildflower meadow at Trentham Gardens

Coreopsis flowers paint Trentham Garden’s wildflower meadow yellow even as the night draws in. There’s no such thing as a dull day with these around!

Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day.

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