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Discover the Beauty of Wood Anemone in the Finches Lane Wildflower Florilegium of Britain and Ireland
Learn about the wildflower Wood Anemone
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Jun 51 min read
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Discover the Beauty of Agrimony in the Finches Lane Wildflower Florilegium of Britain and Ireland
Learn about the wildflower Agrimony
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Jun 41 min read
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Discover the Beauty of Aquilegia in the Finches Lane Wildflower Florilegium of Britain and Ireland
Learn about the wildflower Aquilegia or Columbine
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Jun 41 min read
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Discover the Beauty of Sweet Alyssum in the Finches Lane Wildflower Florilegium of Britain and Ireland
Lobularia Maritima Identifying features: This wildflower is seen from April to September usually near the coastal regions Small white...
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May 291 min read
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Narcissus - A Gathering of Flowers - Finches Lane's Cottage Garden Florilegium
With all of the daffodils inspiration and goodness, it turns out that our simple beauty has some hidden secrets
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Feb 273 min read
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Pattern Inspiration | Aga Girl design
The Agapanthus flower is such a diva in the cottage garden border as she is a little temperamental to grow. If the winter in cold or wet...
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Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Pattern Inspiration | River Weed in Cream
The Chalk river close to where I grew up always inspires me. I have a deep appreciation for the plants and animals that live there.
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Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Pattern Inspiration | Apothecary Rose
The Rosa Gallica is a very old friend to the Cottage garden. There are 300 species of Rose and she is the oldest, often grown by the ancient
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
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Pattern Inspiration | Orange Roses and Forget me Nots
I had created a pattern years ago for a friend in water colours and knew that one day it would be destined to be on fabric and wallpaper....
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Aug 13, 20241 min read
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Pattern Inspiration | Forget me Nots
Forget me not flower photos and pattern from the Missy Rose pattern Collection
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Aug 10, 20241 min read
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The Wild Flower Game (Britain and Europe)
It’s been a rather wet February 2024 and the dogs and I have taken to walking the pavements rather than the fields and forests. It has...
torigillan
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Hellebores - A Gathering of Flowers - Finches Lane's Cottage Garden Florilegium
Today I would like to introduce you to … Hellebores The Lenten Rose I’m writing this in winter, when I went to check on my Hellebore...
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Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Witch Hazel - A Gathering of Flowers - Finches Lane's Cottage Garden Florilegium
Today I would like to introduce you to … Witch Hazel Ah the ancient, British Witch Hazel. What a wonderfully misleading name it has! I...
torigillan
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Sarcococca - A Gathering of Flowers - Finches Lane's Cottage Garden Florilegium
Today I would like to introduce you to … Sarcococca which is commonly known as Sweet Box Winter isn’t known for its flora and fauna. A...
torigillan
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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A Gathering of Flowers - Finches Lane's Cottage Garden Florilegium
Today I would like to introduce you to … The Cottage Garden Florilegium - The beginning of the year 2024 Hello dear friends, Will you do...
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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