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bil Feb 21st 2011 7:43 am

Spring flowers
 
The spring flowers here are starting to show a little. The wild white narcissi are fading, the yellow vinegretas (the stem tastes of vinegar) are still going strong (they give an amazing show for months) and fighting for dominance with the blue periwinkle, the ghost lillies (god knows what they are called, but they give a sort of ectoplasmic haze with their spray of small flowers) are coming on strong. There are flields of small white flowers, a blue flowering tall plant in abundance and along the roadside are small signs of the rest of the flower display to come.



Spring is deffo on the way.

fionamw Feb 21st 2011 9:53 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by bil (Post 9192129)
The spring flowers here are starting to show a little. The wild white narcissi are fading, the yellow vinegretas (the stem tastes of vinegar) are still going strong (they give an amazing show for months) and fighting for dominance with the blue periwinkle, the ghost lillies (god knows what they are called, but they give a sort of ectoplasmic haze with their spray of small flowers) are coming on strong. There are flields of small white flowers, a blue flowering tall plant in abundance and along the roadside are small signs of the rest of the flower display to come
Spring is deffo on the way.

Ectoplasmic? c'mon Bil I knew I'd been a bit too much into the anisette this evening but!!!!!!
(mind you, I'm wondering if the spasmodic areas of white in the roadside fields might be the narcissi you mention - seem a bit too short but given I've not stopped to check - !)

bil Feb 21st 2011 10:59 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by fionamw (Post 9192398)
Ectoplasmic? c'mon Bil I knew I'd been a bit too much into the anisette this evening but!!!!!!
(mind you, I'm wondering if the spasmodic areas of white in the roadside fields might be the narcissi you mention - seem a bit too short but given I've not stopped to check - !)

I don't know what the short white ones are that grow in carpets, the narcissi seem to come more in clumps.

The lillies are a bit insignificant on their own, but it's a kind of haze when there's a lot of them.

steviedeluxe Feb 25th 2011 7:05 am

Re: Spring flowers
 
Starting to see snowdrops, crocuses and even the odd daffodil blooming here in London. Won't be long before the local cherry blossom comes out - now that is spectacular!

angiescarr Feb 25th 2011 9:56 pm

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by fionamw (Post 9192398)
Ectoplasmic? c'mon Bil I knew I'd been a bit too much into the anisette this evening but!!!!!!
(mind you, I'm wondering if the spasmodic areas of white in the roadside fields might be the narcissi you mention - seem a bit too short but given I've not stopped to check - !)

Fiona's obviously not got your poetic soul Bil!:D

bil Feb 25th 2011 11:45 pm

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by angiescarr (Post 9203023)
Fiona's obviously not got your poetic soul Bil!:D

She needs a dose of roundup to get the weeds out of her soul. She's been drinking too much diesel again. ;)

fionamw Feb 26th 2011 12:06 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by bil (Post 9203152)
She needs a dose of roundup to get the weeds out of her soul. She's been drinking too much diesel again. ;)

Roundup schmoundup:frown:

:lol:

bil Feb 26th 2011 12:43 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by fionamw (Post 9203184)
Roundup schmoundup:frown:

:lol:

Quite right. The generic is far cheaper!

angiescarr Feb 26th 2011 12:55 am

Re: Spring flowers
 
:rofl::rofl:

Originally Posted by bil (Post 9203232)
Quite right. The generic is far cheaper!


fionamw Feb 26th 2011 1:02 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by bil (Post 9203232)
Quite right. The generic is far cheaper!

Hmmph you can go off people:p

bil Feb 26th 2011 2:03 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by fionamw (Post 9203263)
Hmmph you can go off people:p


Cheer up, you can go and take it out on the weeds!

loz Feb 26th 2011 9:07 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by steviedeluxe (Post 9201928)
Starting to see snowdrops, crocuses and even the odd daffodil blooming here in London. Won't be long before the local cherry blossom comes out - now that is spectacular!

my favorite flower in the whole world is the snowdrop...................I just think it signifies strength and determination when something so tiny pushes its way through the frozen ground to stand in defiance against the elements:wub:

Library Ticket Feb 26th 2011 9:15 am

Re: Spring flowers
 

Originally Posted by steviedeluxe (Post 9201928)
Starting to see snowdrops, crocuses and even the odd daffodil blooming here in London. Won't be long before the local cherry blossom comes out - now that is spectacular!

Snowdrops and crocuses here in Yorkshire as well. Noticed the forsythia is starting to blossom too.

megmet Feb 26th 2011 1:04 pm

Re: Spring flowers
 
It's too hot for the snowdrops and crocuses here, it was +25C today, the daffodils have been flowering well though. :thumbup:

bil Feb 26th 2011 9:24 pm

Re: Spring flowers
 
The jasmine hedge is coming out so the orange orchard will smell like the perfume counter at Boots until it's time for the orange blossom.


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