Friday Flowers

From hosepipe bans and record temperatures in March that had us all thinking that summer had come ridiculously early. To days of heavy showers, thunderstorms and the need to wear those winter sweaters again in April. Such are the joys of the British weather!!

But Nature just gets on with it regardless and the Crab Apple tree in my front garden is thick with beautiful blossom. I cut a few sprays to share them with you before the rain knocked all the petals to the ground.

Though summer must be on its way because I saw my first Swift on Wednesday, of our summer visitors they are the last to arrive and the first to leave. These amazing birds thrill me with their aeronautical displays and the fact that they have flown all the way from Africa to grace us with their presence for the summer.

I hope you all have a lovely and sunny weekend!
Georgie

Friday Flowers

My dear friend Michelle recently returned from a visit to Keukenhof in Holland to see the fields of tulips. In one of the pavillions were displays of many different flowers and there she saw an interesting container holding tete a tete daffodils. She told me that Friday Flowers came immediately to mind and she bought it for me as a present.
So here it is, the size of my palm, very tactile with a pattern of holes on the top, glazed in blue and green which is almost iridescent in places. Thank you Michelle, I love it.

Having no little daffodils, I tried it with Fritillarias, I thought their wiry delicate stems looked lovely growing out of this little ceramic gem.

Next time I'm going to use shorter stemmed flowers in all the holes to give it an entirely different look.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I'm going on a photography course this Saturday.....very excited!!

Georgie

Friday Flowers

Auriculas, adored by the Victorian gardener who made special stands for them to protect their flowers from the rain, these were called Theatres.

There is one grower who every year at Chelsea Flower Show has a tiered stand covered in black velvet and each beautiful plant in its pot is framed by an ornate gold frame......truly a work of art.
I love their little floury faces and the deepest purple almost black petals of this little beauty.

Hope you have a lovely weekend, I'm off to teach a miniatures workshop on Saturday, perhaps someone will choose the Auriculas.

Georgie

Friday Flowers

For everyone who looks at this blog.......wishing you a happy Easter weekend.......small pots of double daisies, Bellis Perennis. Just for You.

Georgie