Exceptional Snowdrops and Gardens, England February 2018
The 2019 Snowdrop Catalogue is on the sidebar, and we are taking orders, to access the catalogue please click here. The best place to see snowdrops in England is Colesbourne Park in the Cotswolds....
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The 2019 Snowdrop Catalogue is on the sidebar, and we are taking orders, to access the catalogue please click here. Rodmarton Manor My post Exceptional Snowdrops and Gardens: England February 2018...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of an Avon Bulbs Snowdrop
The 2019 Snowdrop Catalogue is on the sidebar, and we are taking orders, to access the catalogue please click here. ‘EA Bowles’ was one of the very lucky snowdrops selected to be displayed on the Avon...
View ArticleThe 2019 Snowdrop Season Part One
‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ extends her wings. It has taken me eight years to produce a photo that captures the elegance of this snowdrop. The heart of the snowdrop season is upon us, and there is nothing...
View ArticleThe 2019 Snowdrop Season Part Two
‘Wendy’s Gold’ is an elegant beauty. It has taken me eight years to capture on film the graceful look and beautiful stature of this snowdrop. In my last post The 2019 Snowdrop Season Part One, I...
View ArticleWinterthur Bank to Bend 2019
The opening photo for John Anderson’s lecture on Saturday at Winterthur was quite arresting, and the remaining slides were equally as beautiful. On Saturday, Michael and I attended the annual Bank to...
View ArticleTerrain Visits Our Snowdrops
The creative team from Terrain put together this beautiful snowdrop collage after their photo shoot at Carolyn’s Shade Gardens. Before reading further, see if you can guess the name of each snowdrop....
View ArticleTrees and Shrubs for Early Color
The fragrant, rose-pink double flowers of ‘Peggy Clarke’ flowering apricot, Prunus mume, have been a sensation at Carolyn’s Shade Gardens since early March. Blogging is a lot of work, and 2020 marks my...
View ArticleBulbs for Early Color
‘Viridapice’ snowdrops (photo sent to me by the amazing Joan L) Your comments on my last post, Trees and Shrubs for Early Color, click here to read, inspired me to write more with the goal of giving...
View ArticleHellebores for Early Color
A customer sent me this lovely photo of hellebores she purchased from Carolyn’s Shade Gardens (thanks, Jane). This is the third in a series of posts on early-blooming plants, which include Trees and...
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