Theme of pink
Pinks and purples seem to have been following me around of late. I think it is as an antidote to all the blue and blokieness of the football that seems to have taken over my life recently. It is terribly difficult to get on to the computer at home at the moment as G has been desperately checking message boards and official sites to see if there was any ticket news for the final! Fingers crossed though it seems we may be sorted now.
So little glimpses of girl colours and taking pictures have been all the solace I have had this week.
It is amazing the things that crop up when you least expect it. These reddy pink leaves above are a bit of an oddity. I don’t remember this bush having any colour like that on it before and the other day when I was in the garden it just seemed to have appeared from nowhere.
The hyacinths are on their way out now sadly but G was incredibly excited about them. Last year he was all about the vegetable growing but I think he might be convinced now as to the necessity of bulb planting. I just need to remember that for next year we need to clump things rather than plant them in rows. Grouping rather than clumping perhaps, clumping does sound terribly clumsy and that is not what I intend!
I think the pink must have filtered into my subconscious too when I was making colour choices for sashing for this project which has been languishing for far too long! Yes folks it has been pulled out from the depths of the quilt box and is being worked on again. Looking at it now I can’t believe I’ve left it so long. But it does illustrate the point that no matter the year or the season, I always love this combination of pink/purple blue.
oh yes, bulbs in rows look rather formal, I think. I love it when bulbs are described as being planted in ‘drifts’. I haven’t quite achieved it yet, I think, but i like the sound of it.
That little one that looks like it’s a checkerboard is so adorable! I wonder what it is?
Hi Bells
Genus: Frittillaria
Species: meleagris
The Latin translation of Fritillaria refers to the chequered pattern on the flowers and the link to chequered chess boards and games involving dice
Thank you Jennifer! Very helpful. I’m going to track some down.
Lovely photos..especially the Fritillaria.
Sal;-)
I was going to ask what the purple ones were,too. I’ve never seen anything like it. I wonder if I could get some here in the US?
Lovely photographs and gorgeous colours. It’s still a bit dull and dismal in our garden apart from a few daffs and tulips.
I love your photo’s lots of great close-ups! The quilt colours are great too, I too love the blue and pink combination.
Lovely pics darling, new camera in use?? Nice to see the quilt after all this time !
Ooohh! There’s that lovely quilt again! I’m happy to see that you have got it out of its hiding-place! No pressure, but I can’t wait to see it in its finished glory! ;-)
Great pics were they taken with your new camera?
I have never seen a checkered flower before!!! Beautiful :o) flowers always surprise me!