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The Machair in Flower
The machair in flower is one of the best wildflower displays in the British Isles and at it’s peak the carpet of flowers is breath-taking. It inspires my gardening but at times I wonder why I bother...
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In a Vase on Monday – Irises
Alas my contributions to Cathy’s meme are somewhat erratic and it looked as if I was set for another failure. Yesterday was wet and windy and today the mist rolled in enveloping everything in a thick...
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The Machair in Flower – May
Meadow buttercup, birdsfoot trefoil and ribwort plantain I know that the machair is about to burst into flower when the grass becomes speckled with the small white flowers of our common daisy (Bellis...
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Wordless Wednesday – Orchid Trio
Machair orchids: Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella), Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Filed under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday...
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Wordless Wednesday – Umbels
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Angelica sylvestris, wild angelica
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Wordless Wednesday – Wind Ruffled Hares
Hares’s-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatumFiled under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Eriophorum vaginatum, Hares's-tail Cottongrass
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Non-native, non-invasive
Cowslip Primula veris Islands are very special places and whilst their wildlife may not be as diverse as that of the nearest mainland, sometimes it has evolved to have some unique characteristics....
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Wordless Wednesday – Late arrival due to unseasonal weather
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnataFiled under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Dactylorhiza incarnata, early marsh orchid
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Wordless Wednesday – Fallen by the Wayside
Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, growing by the wayside on the causeway to EriskayFiled under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Coltsfoot, Eriskay, Tussilago farfar
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Wordless Wednesday – Bridging the Hungry Gap
Common Scurvygrass, Cochlearia officinalisFiled under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Cochlearia officinalis, Common Scurvygrass, hungry gap
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April Morning
The world was very quiet and still; during the night the north wind had rested and its breath had spread across the grass leaving each fragile stem festooned with diadems. A series of whistles...
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Wordless Wednesday – An Invitation
Filed under: Island Life, Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Ardivachar, buttercups
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Wordless Wednesday – Love-in-idleness
Wild Pansy, Heartsease, Viola tricolour curtsiiFiled under: Cottage Garden, Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: heartsease, love-in-idleness, Viola tricolour curtsii, wild pansy
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The Gardens In-between
The natural garden between the house and Croft Garden Cottage Sic transit gloria mundi – Northern summers are short and as August begins there is a whiff of autumn on the horizon. The days are already...
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Wordless Wednesday – Taking Shelter
Common Dog Violet Viola rivinianaFiled under: Wildflowers, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: common dog violet, Viola riviniana
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The smallest thing
Early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata coccinea Early marsh orchid mature plant There are times when the small irritations in a gardener’s life can begin get out of perspective e.g. when the rabbits...
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Wordless Wednesday – burdock in winter
Winter Burdock. Aptly named Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Sorry late again, we had a visit from the Storm Hags yesterday.
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Almost in a vase on a Monday………
This year spring is a cold affair with a penetrating northerly wind imprisoning the landscape in monochrome frigidity. As I walk down to the cottage garden across the field there is not a daisy,...
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Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Primrose (Primula vulgaris) and Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.) While we were away, the wind blew and blew, it rained and rained again, the garden became more and more bedraggled and the only...
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