Day Two: 1 December 2022: Two Cucurbits Courgette flower Cucumber flowers Every year I look forward with eager anticipation to the first courgettes and cucumbers. Their cool delicate taste is the epitonomy of summer and their bright yellow flowers are like beacons of sunshine amongst the large dark green leaves. I also have a penchant […]
Week of Flowers
A Week of Flowers 2022
I have been enjoying visits to Cathy’s beautiful garden in Bavaria for many years via her delightful Words and Herbs blog. Unfortunately, I was unable to contribute to the Week of Flowers in 2021, so I am determined to participate this year. It is going to be a challenge because the Hebridean summer went AWOL […]
A Week of Flowers
Day Seven 28 November 2020 This gem of a plant is no more than 3 cm tall and is in flower in our indoor (unheated) garden. Massonia pygmaea is endemic to South Africa, occuring mostly in the Northern to Western Cape, often growing at high altitudes. Discovering this tiny plant in flower just about sums […]
A Week of Flowers
Day Six 27 November 2020 My garden is too exposed for climbers and shrubs, but our native honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) is more of a scrambler than a climber. Tucked in a sheltered corner it rambles and roams through the rocks and driftwood, and meanders along the wall. Each year it is severely pruned by the […]
A Week of Flowers
Day Three 24 November 2020 Today I am aiming to induce not just a smile, but an enormous grin, as my contribution to Cathy’s Week of Flowers. Please join us and help brighten these dark days. It is a warm July afternoon and I have climbed over the fence into the “wild garden” – 5 […]