Spritzhenry's Blog archive

A Gift.

My daughter gave me something different for Mothers' Day -a book of poems, set out...

'SINGIN' THE BLUES!!'

Oh, I never felt more like singin' the blues... WHY? Because my garden's full of...

A Rescue Mission!

I walk along our lane every day with Henry-we walk past a house with a wall next...

Rare plants and how to find some!

I was given a leaflet a while ago-and it listed Rare Plant Fairs for the year. ...

Snowdrops do spread!

When we first moved here over 5 years ago, it was winter, and we didn't know what...

Mini-Irises!

I have a new obsession, for late winter/early spring. It's called 'collecting as...

Meeting 'Patty'.

I don't know if you know the story of Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' do you? Well-it...

February Flowers.

I've been posting photos of the flowers in my garden in bloom NOW. I suddenly thought...

Time for exciting boxes!

It's that time of year again-plants by mail order! Great fun, the ordering and the...

My favourite A - Z flowers.

Just for fun, I thought I'd look through 'My Garden' on my page and see if I could...

So near - but a first visit!

Today, after living here for over five years, we went on a trip to Snowdrop Valley,...

Just like Jack's beanstalk!

Only this isn't a beanstalk, it's one of my Amaryllis - a 'Hippeastrum', to be strictly...