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The Helleborus is a tough, old girl

The Helleborus is a tough, old girl

Flower meanings· Gardening

“She’s a tough, old girl.”  For me this phrase defines some of the Suffolk ladies I grew up to admire. …
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Bleeding Heart and the Doctrine of Signatures

Bleeding Heart and the Doctrine of Signatures

Flower meanings· Gardening· History

Dicentra Spectabilis, more aptly known as Bleeding Heart, is a perfect example of how the Doctrine of Signatures works. What…
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Borage – Blunt or Brave?

Borage – Blunt or Brave?

Flower meanings· Folklore· Gardening· History

This week our November mornings have been damp and dark.  Yet I spied a borage plant in the corner of…
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Passion in a Flower

Passion in a Flower

Gardening· History· Nature

The Passion Flower Passiflora is best explained at Easter despite it blooming in the summer. I worked with plants for…
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Viola – the Cheerful Companion

Viola – the Cheerful Companion

Gardening· Nature· Wildflower

Who can fail to love these flowers? They are so tiny and yet flower abundantly to give great splashes of…
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My name is Ruth Goudy. I write regularly on social media and I would love you to join the conversation. Flowers are here to be enjoyed and shared. I always appreciate comments on my blogs and posts. Maybe it is a certain flower's meaning to you, a memory of your relatives talking about flowers or even a poem to share. All of it is interesting and important to our enjoyment and understanding of flowers. Thank you.
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Flower of the day had to be a thistle rosette . #a Flower of the day had to be a thistle rosette .
#afloweraday #thistle #wellbeing #nature #magic
Moss growing on top of a wall and sprinkled with a Moss growing on top of a wall and sprinkled with a dusting of sugary snow.
#onmywalk #nature #beauty #welbeing #moss #snow #winter #lockdown
Aconites. They felt like little beacons of light a Aconites. They felt like little beacons of light and hope on my path in the sunshine. #sunshine #yellowflowers #joy #blessings #beacons #winterflowers #lockdown #stayingpositive #afloweraday
More than the top of the Heuchera, I love the unde More than the top of the Heuchera, I love the underneath of the leaves. The rich colours remind me of pretty petticoats or beautiful lining in a jacket.
#wintercolour #getoutside #lockdown #plants #wellbeing #favouriteplants
My new blog about hellebores is for everyone out t My new blog about hellebores is for everyone out there putting one foot in front of another and getting on with lockdown. You, like the flower, are resilient and beautiful.
Thank you to @carolinehorne.s.photography for the lovely photos. 
#helleborus #tough #resilient #shadeplant #lockdown #wecandothis #beautiful #winterflowers #afloweraday #stayingpositive
I am posting a flower a day to keep us positive. T I am posting a flower a day to keep us positive. Today there was a primrose determined to peep out from beneath the snow!
#covid #lockdown #staypositive #afloweraday #primrose #getoutside #wellbeing #snow
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