One of my favourite gardening jobs is pruning the coarse hellebore leaves to reveal the buds inside.
Casting away the mature leaves yesterday felt so symbolic.
healthy hellebore ...
leaves pruned to reveal pink buds with green bracts
poorly hellebore ...
white buds inside unaffected
On starting my previous job, I was registered to attend a team-building week-away-from-work. It
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Monday, May 23, 2011
Spring (23 MAY 2011)
According to the Meteorological Office, the seasons in the UK are defined in neat quarters, the period from March to May is Spring, June to August is Summer, September to November is Autumn and December to February is Winter.
Astronomically, seasons are separated by spring & autumn equinoxes (days when lengths of day and night become equal) and summer and winter soltices (the longest and
Astronomically, seasons are separated by spring & autumn equinoxes (days when lengths of day and night become equal) and summer and winter soltices (the longest and
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Blooming Friday - Winter (11 FEB 2011)
This week we enjoyed a rare sunny interval in London, so I took the opportunity to compile a photo collection of the blooming plants in my garden.
Before I started gardening, I never opened my back door in winter ....
The huge hellebore leaves, which protected the emerging buds when it was bitterly cold, have been cut away, to allow the flowers to receive applause, their work is done. The snails
Before I started gardening, I never opened my back door in winter ....
The huge hellebore leaves, which protected the emerging buds when it was bitterly cold, have been cut away, to allow the flowers to receive applause, their work is done. The snails
Hellebores update (10 FEB 2011)
The hellebore flowers finally opened, and I have joined the fan club. I couldn't understand why people are so passionate about them before.
When the enormous leaves are cut away, the flowers are so prominent on their spindly stalks.
This pale hellebore looks like an older lady with a powdered face, beauty spot, ruffled collar and a floppy hat with a feather.
This darker hellebore reminds me
When the enormous leaves are cut away, the flowers are so prominent on their spindly stalks.
This pale hellebore looks like an older lady with a powdered face, beauty spot, ruffled collar and a floppy hat with a feather.
This darker hellebore reminds me
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Hellebores (30 JAN 2011)
In late autumn, when the excitement of the flowering season was over and I was taking stock, I saw this sprawling mess of leaves in the suntrap area of my garden and thought that I should get rid of this plant, and its partner growing in the shade, at the soonest opportunity. I had never watered them and didn't know their name. They were out of proportion with the rest of my garden, were taking
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