Winter blooms ...

 

I am rather hit & miss with planting winter bulbs, especially the ones that are meant to flower at Christmas. 

Even though I buy 'forced bulbs' they seldom bloom at Christmas & in a way, that is a blessing because there is so much else going on, that colour on grey January days is very welcome. 

I bought in some hyacinth bulbs - whites & one pink one that went in to a vintage Wedgwood bowl that I use often. 

Because the bowl was in the cooler conservatory, they were dormant. I brought them in to the house after Epiphany / Twelfth Night once the decorations were down, & they sprang in to life. 

The winter cyclamen  in the same bowl, had been happy indoors for weeks until they threw a strop when  brought in & had to be relocated to a pot under shelter. 

As much as I love cyclamen, they can be rather tiresome at times. 

The ones that have been in the other kitchen window are doing well with their generous blooms alongside the vase of the iridescent & delicate honesty pods that came from the summer garden. 

The tall hyacinth stems started to bend under the weight of their blooms, so I took them outdoors & cut some red dogwood (Cornus) stems from the garden  to poke in to the soil as supports. 

I prefer using natural garden twigs / stems as flower supports & the upside is that they sometimes even root in a warm spot. I hope you have a bowl or two of colour to brighten up your day too. 

Thank you for stopping by, it is always appreciated.

Dee 💐🪻🪴🌷