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Cowslips (04 Apr 2012)

I brought and planted one cowslip (Primula veris) in my garden and to my delight it survived, prospered and self-seeded. It’s offspring continue to flower and self-seed every…

Dwarf Irises (05 Mar 2011)

A few days later I went to Cambo, which has the National Snowdrop Collection.  However what really caught my eye was this dwarf iris, which I believe is…

Snowdrops (02 Mar 2011)

By March the snow had gone from the lowlands and the snowdrops were in full flower.  On my visit to the Falkland estate I took some photos of…

Teasels in the snow (28 Nov 2010)

Towards the end of November it started to snow – and snow, and snow, and snow. I had left the heads on the self-sown teasels and they made…

Micheldever Woods (02 May 2010)

Winter finally gave way to spring, and the woods of Hampshire were carpeted in bluebells.  This is Micheldever Woods, but just about every bit of woodland and scrub…

Cow Parsley (12 Mar 2006)

Taken just after the Farm Gate image. Flickr Photopage Shutter speed: 1/500s Aperture: ƒ/8 Focal length: 13.4375mm Taken: 12 March, 2006 14:03 Camera: Canon PowerShot A70

Bullrushes (07 Mar 2005)

I had seen illustrations of bullrushes, all done once the ‘fluff’ had left the seed head.  Seeing the real thing for the first time was a pleasure, especially…