Showing posts with label cranesbill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cranesbill. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 September 2011

Today's Flowers #159 Teapot flowers

 I have small teapot that is chipped and cannot be used to make tea any more. Rather than throw it out I decided to use it for flowers.
Pansies, pinks and perennial geraniums make a pleasing display, to my eyes, anyway J
Bird's-eye view!
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011

ABC Wednesday G in my Garden


In spring we have grape hyacinths (muscari) in the garden. This year we grew them in window boxes. 
This one was still developing its colour.
 We see Green woodpeckers (Picus viridis) occasionally in the garden but they are more often heard than seen
Greater spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) come frequently to the feeders and bring their young along, too.
Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) sometimes come to fish from our pond. They are very wary and we have never managed to photograph them in the garden. Barry took this photo at a local nature reserve.
We have perennial geraniums, often called cranesbill because the seed pods are said to resemble a crane's bill, in blue  . . .
 . . .and pink. 
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