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Wait! Cucumbers Have Flowers?
Posted on July 28, 2021
Not that I’ve ever given the matter much thought, but I was genuinely surprised to see that the cucumber plants in our serre were flowering.
Although since they’re planted next to the courgettes, which even I know have flowers, I really ought to have realised.
To be honest, I was just attracted by the water drops.
The White Rose
Posted on June 25, 2021
This rose climbs on a trellis in our garden. The petals are pure white, but the ‘working parts’, as it were, are vibrant yellow and orange.
The Poppies Are Back
Posted on June 2, 2021
A couple of years ago, we (which is to say Madame) sowed a pack of wild flower seeds at the back of the house. Included in the mix were some orange poppies and they just won’t quit.
Roses In Decline
Posted on March 31, 2021
Sic transit gloria mundi.
Madame’s very lovely Mothers’ Day bouquet, two weeks on.
(An experiment with the HDR function of my new phone camera app).
Renewal
Posted on February 24, 2021
The good news is that the daffodils are back.
The bad news is that so are the weeds.
Pink Enough?
Posted on January 15, 2021
Wild Purple
Posted on November 25, 2020
These unusual purple flowers were in a seed mix we sowed in a raised bed a couple of years ago.
White Orchids
Posted on November 18, 2020
There is something serene about these white orchids, especially when set against a black background.
Red, Red Rose
Posted on November 11, 2020
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