Showing posts with label cyclamens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cyclamens. Show all posts

Monday, 20 February 2012

Valentine Flowers

On Valentine's Day I took a walk over to my friend Rita's to have coffee.  What a delight to see some early signs of Spring pushing their way into view.  It was interesting to see more yellow crocuses than blue or white out in bloom this early in the season.
 Snowdrops were making an appearance also.
 This plain yellow crocus was doing battle with some mulch.
 In Rita's Garden there were a few snowdrops in full bloom.
 This ones petals looked a bit worse for wear, but an interesting shape.
 Her Hellebore were coming out to put on a fine show.
 I love how this one looks like an umbrella with the pretty stamens below.
 What an interesting wave design on this cyclamen.
 Rita cheated with a forced daffodil, but had one that was almost ready to break into bloom elsewhere in her garden.
 More Hellebore blossoms and buds.
 A wild looking pincushion daisy along the walk home.
 This fiery red one caught my eye.
 The Rhododendrons are coming into full bloom.
 Some snowdrops in a neighbour's garden beside my entry door.
14 pictures of flowers for Valentine's Day!

Sunday, 15 January 2012

Snowy Surprise.

Yesterday morning I woke up to grey skies and a skiff of snow in the courtyard.
 Almost 24 hours later and there is a winter wonderland outside my condo.  This arrived overnight and was a delightful surprise.
 Looking at the waterfall pool in our courtyard.
 Snow on the palm trees.
 What a lovely lacy effect on the trees.
 Looking over the gate into the courtyard.
 Walking east along the Fraser River.
 More lacy trees.
 The yellow witch hazel covered in snow.
 The orange witch hazel buried in snow.
 This looks like a spider emerging from the snow.
 The curly willow making some interesting designs...maybe inspiration for some stippling designs.
 Beauty berry covered in snow.
 Melting snow on the berries.
 Snow melting in the sunshine.
 Pincushion daisies showing their sunny side.
 Cyclamen weathering the snow.
 Witch hazel emerging from the melting snow.
 Walking west along the boardwalk.  They say we'll get some more snow tonight or tomorrow.
Winter flowering forsythia.
 Love the contrast against the sky.
 Bravely trying to bloom.
Slowly melting in the sunny skies.
 Roses still putting forth blooms.
 Winter white!

Sunday, 18 December 2011

Starting to look like Christmas...maybe!

I went up to West 10th last weekend and found these delightful Grinch Christmas trees outside a nursery.  I was tempted to bring one home but didn't.
 They could make quite a fun decorating theme...I just might have to go back and get one.
 The next day I spotted these cyclamens flowering along the quay.  There were a couple of plants putting out these delicate blooms.
 They almost look like butterflies don't you think?
 The fall crocuses were making one last bloom before winter arrives.