Tag: winter

January 2020: Windowsill Gardening

February 18, 2020August 20, 2020 · 3 Comments ·

January was a mild winter month this year. We have seen little frost, perhaps just two days or so. There were some days of heavy rain and wind, and some … Continue reading January 2020: Windowsill Gardening

The Promise of Spring

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 · Leave a comment ·

*Cornus alba*, quite picturesque in winter for its bare red stems, is starting to sprout new foliage for spring.

Barberry Blooms

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 · Leave a comment ·

*Berberis darwinii*, Darwin’s barberry—one of the many species named in honour of Charles Darwin. Not yet spring and already heavy-laden with red-orange floral buds.

January 24, 2020 · Leave a comment ·

Frozen grey puddles

Shattered by the morning rush

Mirror the calm trees.

Floral Lace

January 24, 2020February 17, 2020 · 2 Comments ·

Not deadheaded—dried flowers of a potted *Hydrangea macrophylla* in winter.

Bejewelled

January 22, 2020February 17, 2020 · Leave a comment ·

The lowly couch grass *Elymus repens* on a morning of fog and drizzle.

January 19, 2020 · Leave a comment ·

Winter’s lullaby

Floral dreams in sleeping buds

Anticipation…