flowers

A change for the better? from thehomelyyear ^Pro 37 days old

The way the colours of hydrangeas soften is very appealing prettier than in summer - now green, but still tinged with pink around the edges.

A simple beauty from thehomelyyear ^Pro 42 days old

Sometimes, (and especially right now when everything seems all doom and gloom) we need to appreciate simple things, such as the flowers on this orchid ...

September sunflower from thehomelyyear ^Pro 51 days old

I've been watching this plant grow in one of our troughs for a few months now. Eventually I realised it was a sunflower but don't know how it got there ...

Sweet peas from thehomelyyear ^Pro 53 days old

A lovely gift, don't you think? A friend arrived with a bunch of sweet peas picked from the garden it's great that they're still flowering! Wish you ...

Worth wating for from thehomelyyear ^Pro 67 days old

I really admire plants that wait until September to flower this lily has only just come out looks too delicate to survive as it starts to get colder, ...

Bishop of Llandaff... from thehomelyyear ^Pro 79 days old

is a popular dahlia and adds some useful colour right now I like its bronze foliage as well. I've noticed that all kinds of insects seem drawn to ...

Blooming marvellous from thehomelyyear ^Pro 84 days old

It's good to see some colour from the kitchen window, but I do feel sorry for the pelargoniums they're getting so little sunshine, and they're one plant ...

Summer blue from thehomelyyear ^Pro 89 days old

The agapanthus has flowered really well this summer 32 heads at the last count, which is the best yet. And all it gets in the way of care is a bucket ...

Blue and white from thehomelyyear ^Pro 93 days old

Noreen gave me this cow creamer for my birthday isn't it gorgeous? She knows I like blue and white and this is made by Burleigh, aka Burgess, Dorling ...

Pretty in pink from thehomelyyear ^Pro 127 days old

Amazingly, we had some sunshine this morning rained ever since of course. But at least there was a bit of time for bees and butterflies to gather nectar. ...