Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Heads down
Spring is really springing in the garden, it is just a pity that the weather doesn't encourage us to be outside to enjoy it. Some flowers fare better than others with wind and endless rain. Crocus and primrose have taken a battering.
The camellias are none too happy either, the petals quick;y dropping to the floor.
But the hellebores have kept their heads down and escaped unscathed. It is almost impsssible to appreciate their beauty when the are growing and they last no time at all once picked so, whilst I do marvel at all their colours and patterns once I've picked them I do find them rather frustrating.
How astonishing they are when you can see their faces! They have been growing , unblemished in the most disgraceful weather.
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Hellebores are so pretty and apt to be overlooked as they glance shyly down to the earth.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautifully diverse - but those shy heads are so annoying!
DeleteDisgraceful weather! I like that term, very descriptive. You have certainly been taking a pounding, but i am i awe of all your blooms. Here, we are covered in snow, again.
ReplyDeleteSnow!! Oh, dear, I've had it with cold and wet, it is officially spring and I'm wanting sunshine.
DeleteAll the colour and variety in amongst the green is lovely
ReplyDeleteIt is a very promising time of year. My thoughts are turning to seed planting.
DeleteYou have some very pretty Hellebore varieties. They certainly do not last when cut, but I still put a few of them in a vase for a few days to enjoy them indoors.
ReplyDeleteMy hellebores wilt the moment I pick them and bring them indoors.
DeleteYour flowers look beautiful in spite of the rain.
ReplyDeleteOn the windowsill of my study where I spent most of my working days I have a dark red hellebore planted in a box outside. It is at just the right height for me to really see the blossoms.
Perhaps I should pot up some of my plants to place at a height, it seems such a shame not to see all their patterns and colours properly.
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