Daily Flower Candy: Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus)
Reading time 5 minutes
The groundflame of the crocus breaks the mould, Fair Spring slides hither o’er the Southern sea, Wavers on her thin stem the snowdrop cold […]
poetry
Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New
Reading time 2 minutes
In his famous poem “In Memoriam”, Lord Alfred Tennyson included the verse: Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across […]
A Bit of Fluff
Reading time 1 minute
“She can’t be unhappy,” you said, “The smiles are like stars in her eyes, And her laugh is thistledown Around her low replies.” “Is […]
Ten Thousand Flowers
Reading time 1 minute
Today I am celebrating the ten thousandth visit to The Frustrated Gardener. I can’t quite believe we’ve made it this far. Thank you for […]