A very hot week ended and all I could think of was the coast. I left a stifling London behind, returned to sunny Hampshire and we loaded up the car and headed for a very warm Wittering in Sussex for the evening. The temperature there was much the same but the air was a lot [...]
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The Dicentra Spectabilis or “Bleeding Heart” is a truly stunning flower and since planting it in our garden as a tiny sapling about three years ago, it has presented us with a resplendent display of delicate pink flowers, year in, year out.
All of the plants you see in the photos above with the exception of the primroses, that are “native” were planted by myself in the back garden. They are doing well and the garden is springing to life. Shame some weeds are too, as last year we thought a never ending battle with them. So [...]
Ranunculus belong to the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and is the cultured cousin of the Marsh Marigold.
[image title="Tulip" size="medium" id="2164" align="center" ] Just before Christmas we bought a great big tub indoors and didn’t realise that they had bulbs in. They have bloomed in the warmth of our living room and the artificial lighting has made them open up a little bit. Two shots here, including one taken with torchlight….
[image title="Red Hot Poker (ID: 8901)" size="medium" id="1609" align="center" alt="Red Hot Poker (ID: 8901)" linkto="viewer" ] You have already seen the previous macro image of the same plant. This image believe it or not is of exactly the same plant but lower down it’s stem. Opted for a very wide aperture here to limit the [...]