17 Jun 2013

Sarah Lodge & Forest Lemon

Sarah Lodge

Forest Lemon
I have have many of my auriculas growing outside unprotected from the wind and rain, here are two that are happily blooming just now./Ray

13 Jun 2013

Final Tulips


The tulips have just finished blooming, the inner form is just as beautiful as the the whole bloom./Ray



Wild Tulips

10 Jun 2013

Sword & Fred Booley

Sword  
Fred Booley
The two first auriculas that I obtained are in bloom today, I've had them in my collection for many years now and have taken many offsets from the first two plants. /Ray

9 Jun 2013

English & Spanish Bluebells

English Bluebells  Scilla non-scripta

Hybrid 'Spanish' Bluebells  Scilla hispanica
At last a little spring colour, my English and Spanish Bluebells have started to bloom. /Ray

2 Jun 2013

Excalibur & Sirius

Excalibur
Sirius
Both Excalibur, (double) and Sirius, (alpine) are blooming today. /Ray

31 May 2013

Fiddlers Green in the border

Fiddlers Green is also blooming well in the border, heavy rain is not a problem for this green double./Ray

29 May 2013

Green Shank in the border

Green Shank can be seen here blooming in an open border, the farina has been spoiled by recent heavy rain, this is the disadvantage of growing fancy auriculas with farina in open borders./Ray