tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post6491222024526939717..comments2024-03-26T16:28:34.290+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Cowslip DelightVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-27804281887168219942015-04-28T08:30:26.303+01:002015-04-28T08:30:26.303+01:00It is :)It is :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66883888498820570252015-04-27T15:39:18.049+01:002015-04-27T15:39:18.049+01:00Delightful! Delightful! Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91507382534361215412015-04-27T13:36:07.463+01:002015-04-27T13:36:07.463+01:00Well worth trying to rediscover them Colleen :)Well worth trying to rediscover them Colleen :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68167375348886587432015-04-27T13:35:36.421+01:002015-04-27T13:35:36.421+01:00There's a bank of primroses on my way to the a...There's a bank of primroses on my way to the allotment. I've also spotted some nearby where they're clearing land to make way for a dual carriageway. I'm contemplating rescuing the latter ones, but that will probably be breaking the law!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50603549163169065622015-04-27T10:09:53.922+01:002015-04-27T10:09:53.922+01:00Lovely. I saw some myself recently - now I've ...Lovely. I saw some myself recently - now I've forgotten where!colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-38046962139310088642015-04-26T20:53:00.491+01:002015-04-26T20:53:00.491+01:00Well Shakespeare must have been a botanist, that&#...Well Shakespeare must have been a botanist, that's all I can say - I'd never noticed the rubies either. How lovely. I adore cowslips - we used to have a whole valley full of them in the Surrey Hills near where I lived before. Here it's all primroses but you do see the occasional one. Lovely things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52083067651278091722015-04-26T17:34:54.464+01:002015-04-26T17:34:54.464+01:00I've never come across cowslips en masse - onl...I've never come across cowslips en masse - only sprinkled around a field or here and there in a garden. I can see they can make quite an impact. Recently I saw a bank with masses of primroses on it, high above a fast road. That was new to me too. I tend to think of them as country lane flowers.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15541939950710433392015-04-26T09:27:10.554+01:002015-04-26T09:27:10.554+01:00They are taking their time as they have been plant...They are taking their time as they have been planted for quite a few years - maybe I should collect some seed.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-4579423349341621442015-04-26T07:49:49.099+01:002015-04-26T07:49:49.099+01:00I was imagining the puzzled looks from the cars pa...I was imagining the puzzled looks from the cars passing by Shirley. I hope yours spread for you. yes, I will be at Malvern this year :-) VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-7049735575713768562015-04-26T07:47:14.049+01:002015-04-26T07:47:14.049+01:00We have plenty of dandelion verges nearby too CJ, ...We have plenty of dandelion verges nearby too CJ, I must add the link to my previous post about them later...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-44579772570841054482015-04-26T07:45:11.570+01:002015-04-26T07:45:11.570+01:00I hope they multiply for you - these were a few cl...I hope they multiply for you - these were a few clumps to start with VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-85292566907544940382015-04-26T07:43:44.599+01:002015-04-26T07:43:44.599+01:00I planted some too, but I don't think I found ...I planted some too, but I don't think I found the right spot for them :-( VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20198987691457973262015-04-26T07:42:13.877+01:002015-04-26T07:42:13.877+01:00There were just a few to start with, and now they&...There were just a few to start with, and now they're glorious :-) VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-42167018169774379392015-04-26T07:41:00.659+01:002015-04-26T07:41:00.659+01:00So pleased I can introduce you to them properly Ro...So pleased I can introduce you to them properly Rose, though Shakespeare is a good place to start :-) VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73462979891992494032015-04-26T07:39:30.378+01:002015-04-26T07:39:30.378+01:00I think the Highways Agency are spraying seed on m...I think the Highways Agency are spraying seed on many of the roadside verges they look after. I need to do some research on this...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-1532902185371381812015-04-25T11:11:19.322+01:002015-04-25T11:11:19.322+01:00Seeing Lady's Smock like this on grass verges ...Seeing Lady's Smock like this on grass verges here (love it) but never seen a spectacle like this with cowslips! Thanks for sharing this, what a delight for you to pass by every day and such a pretty flower close up (picturing you taking a tummy view with cars passing especially as something I'd do too).<br /><br />2x plants in garden flowering just now.. perhaps they will spread if I leave them be... ha-ha... wishful thinking there :-0 Enjoy Malvern if you are going this year :-) <br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-41274907797111495882015-04-24T18:58:28.792+01:002015-04-24T18:58:28.792+01:00Gorgeous, and yes, I see the dandelion. There'...Gorgeous, and yes, I see the dandelion. There's always a dandelion. In fact along the road we have a similar effect but done entirely in dandelions. It's not quite the same... CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-51672177856966194792015-04-24T18:11:17.204+01:002015-04-24T18:11:17.204+01:00I just have a couple of clumps of cowslips and I l...I just have a couple of clumps of cowslips and I love them.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-79566105012689578592015-04-24T17:43:50.458+01:002015-04-24T17:43:50.458+01:00I love cowslips, I've planted some at the allo...I love cowslips, I've planted some at the allotment and have some in the garden. It must be amazing to see so many planted like thatMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979390044895652899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-85907213330738066002015-04-24T15:50:22.003+01:002015-04-24T15:50:22.003+01:00They look so good en masse like that. Flighty xxThey look so good en masse like that. Flighty xxFlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59520969236848550262015-04-24T14:13:40.641+01:002015-04-24T14:13:40.641+01:00So lovely! I've heard of cowslips before, in ...So lovely! I've heard of cowslips before, in Shakespeare and other references, but I don't think I've ever seen them before. They always make me think of fairies.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-51154407357862228612015-04-24T12:41:47.987+01:002015-04-24T12:41:47.987+01:00Love cowslips. We've got a bank of them on a c...Love cowslips. We've got a bank of them on a corner near us too. Must be something about that roadside aspect they like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com