Floral delights at Oxford Botanic Gardens

Tulipa ‘National Velvet’ Tulipa ‘Arabian Nights’ Tulipa ‘Abu Hassan’ Paeonia Delayayi Angustiloba ‘Alba’ Paeonia (tree peony – so dazzled I forgot to check it’s name) Paeonia, with honey bee

Iffley Meadow Fritillaries

Fritillaria meleagris (snake’s head) and  fritillaria meleagris alba (white) on Iffley Meadow One of the many great delights of living where we do in Oxford, is that we are not far from the Isis Farmhouse, and the Iffley Meadow Fritillaries. …

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Bonfire of the lotties

Kevin and I are on hols at home for a week or so. Today we were down at the lottie working very hard to try and dig up couch grass. Frankly, when the revolution comes, it’s the first to go. …

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