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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: David Nicholson on February 15, 2009, 08:14:02 PM
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We had intended to go to a Snowdrop Day at Snape Cottage in Dorset but when it came to it neither of us fancied the couple of hours drive so, instead, we paid our first visit of the year to Killerton House.
I've said before that the Nicholsons are creatures of habit and I see from my picture files that our first visit to Killerton in 2008 was on the 17 February! On that visit many of the Daffs were in full flower as were Camellias, early Rhododendrons, and some of the Magnolias but this years Winter has been much more severe, even down here in the Banana Belt, and the great piles of broken branches throughout the garden brought down by the weight of the heavy snow were testimony to that.
There was sufficient colour though to make a nice couple of hours walk before a bowl of soup and some very nice chocolate brownies made all things worthwhile.
I thought some of you might welcome a few pictures.
The first is a general view from the top of the garden to the bottom of it.
Drifts of Snowdrops
More drifts of Snowdrops
Two different Snowdrops (I think?)
Not many Daffs at all yet but one or two flower heads just beginning to drop
First Daff
Bees already at work
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Two different snowdrops? You better head down to SpecSavers ::)
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...... and a few more from Killerton House.
The drifts of Crocus were spectacular.
The variations in the self seeded drifts were worth many pictures.
Primroses were out but not as many as at the same time last year.
Can anyone put a name to this plant the large leaves in the picture belong to it.
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Two different snowdrops? You better head down to SpecSavers ::)
Damn!! deleted the wrong picture again. Well, they do all look the same :P
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........ and to finish the Killerton day.
The first three pics are of the swathes of Cyclamen coum surrounding one oak tree. I have to say that although these were in full display I didn't see another Cyclamen in flower in the entire garden.
Just one Camellia was in flower, last year there were lots.
Wish I had a few Cyclamen coum to spare I'd sit with the car boot open at the bottom of Killerton drive and a sign saying £4.50 'Every Little Helps'!!
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That number of tommies could give a local garden some competition. Was there any variation among them?
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That number of tommies could give a local garden some competition. Was there any variation among them?
Lots.
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David,
ooh - what a spring flower show! Wow! :o
It warms my hart and creates so much desires... :P
Here is only snow and frost :-\
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A thaw will come Armin and then Spring will not be far behind.
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Great tour you gave us there David !
Good to see there's not only drifts of snowdrops in the UK gardens... ;D :-X
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David,
yes, but when??? :D ;D
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David, what a great display... particularly the cyclamen because it is rare to see such numbers.... breathtakingly good. And all those crocus... irresistible 8) 8)
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David the mystery plant is well scented but a terrible weed, it's name escapes me, but I'll scratch my pate and see what I can come up with!
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Can anyone put a name to this plant the large leaves in the picture belong to it.
I think it is a butterbur (Petasites)
Beautiful pictures especially the cyclamen. The pots for sale did seem a bit expensive, though.
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Can anyone put a name to this plant the large leaves in the picture belong to it.
Yes, I'm with Vivien, a Petasites fragrans, I think
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David a wonderful display,what a good day out but a little far for us.
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Yes that's it Butterbur, it spread all round our Mere's and had to be forcibly withdrawn.
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Those Coum - WOW! :P
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Lovely to see such beautiful flowers David, it helps to brighten up another dull day here, day 4 without sun and snowing AGAIN!! :(
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Glad you enjoyed the pictures folks. Thanks to Vivien, Maggi and Brian for identifying the Petasites.