Two of the little joys of the cold season here in the UK, are the winter flowering Snowdrops (Galanthus ) and Winter Aconites (Eranthis hymalis ), both now at their hight. They grow in gardens but are widely naturalised, as here in the graveyard of the next village. In the cold months watching for them and collecting them are popular UK hobbies.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.How lovely! I have snowdrops growing in the front yard, under the conifers. They were there when I moved in, about 40 years ago. Since about 5 years ago, I have a swath of them behind the house as well. Not sure how they got there, but they look so hopeful and lovely, sometimes peeking out of several inches of snow.
Spinliesel
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Feb 10, 2019
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There must be lots of good compost in the graveyards. Maybe it's those who have died way of giving back.
JackPedigo
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Feb 10, 2019
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Pushing up the daisys.
Oh! And Fernapple, happy birthday, belatedly! You have the same B-day as my brother.
MikeInBatonRouge
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Feb 10, 2019
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Thank you. 62 never thought I would get that far.
@Nightshade1313 Thank you.
Happy images! Yes, even in a graveyard, lol.
Lately I have sure been enjoying streaming tv shows about gardening. And boy! The Brits sure corner the market on public interest in gardening. I watched Monty Don's 4 part historical retrospective on British gardening, (one of his seemingly endless list of shows), and I was impressed by the various innovations and gardening developments for which we have the UK to thank. It seems to me that maybe it is your climate that has helped spur so much public enthusiasm. After all, if things are going to be gray, damp and chilly much of the time out of doors, it sure helps to compensate for that with beautiful landscapes.
My climate is far from all that (other than having our hefty share of rain). Regardless, I am happy for the British inspiration. ?
MikeInBatonRouge
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Feb 10, 2019
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Try Monte Don's 'Around the World in Eighty Gardens' its not about the UK as such, but it is wonderful.
@Fernapple I will look for it. I saw his ones on French gardens and on Italian gardens.
@Fernapple, @Nightshade1313 , re. The raised bed, most of the roses are planted. There are a couple more being shipped shortly, plus spaces for three more. Planning on underplanting with salvias, marigolds, and dwarf dahlias. It is a few weeks too early yet for the bedding flowers.
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