I woke early this morning and decided to write this before I got up.
Butterfly Gladioli have been flowering in my garden. They have such pretty colours and frilly
edges and don’t grow as tall as normal gladioli, so are perfect for my little
tub-garden.
I seldom pick gladioli for the house, preferring to watch
them as they gradually bloom all the way up the stem, but yesterday I decided to pick some
of the tops and bring them inside.
This one brightens up a little spot beside the kitchen sink.
When I also brought a bunch of grass seed-heads indoors, my
son thought I was a bit balmy. But now
he agrees – they really do make quite an attractive picture when you look at
them.
The grass was growing wild and I have no idea what it’s name
is, I just liked the look of it!
Hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season 😊
Margaret
I've been trying to post on your blog but have repeatedly gotten the pop-up that informs me that I have to come back later ( Blogger is too busy). So I'll try once more.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a lovely Christmas. Your Glads are beautiful. As you probably know, Gladiolas are my birthday month's official flower ( August). Happy New Year. May 2024 bring you happiness and above all, health.
Granny M
The gladioli are gorgeous colours
ReplyDeleteI prefer to see flowers out in the garden but these must really brighten the house
I have the normal size gladioli and they’re always falling over as they bloom. So these are a much better option. They’re adorable.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty glads! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteOops! You got me twice yesterday I thought my first comment had got lost in the ether - that's happened to me before, so I posted again. Your Gladi look lovely. They remind me of my childhood, when our garden had heaps of them. I haven't seen one in years. I'll look in the garden shop next time I'm there. Happy, and healthy New Year to you.
ReplyDeleteSorry Virginia. Usually I notice double-ups and delete one of them. I bought my gladioli corms in the middle of the year so you may need to look for them next year :)
DeleteVery beautiful, such nice flowers. Here t´s grey and cold but: Happy holiday!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful gladioli Margaret - they are a beautiful flower, and like you I prefer to leave flowers on the plants as they last longer... I had to cut my last Hippeastrum flower as the plants were sitting on a trailer near the footpath (I had recently moved, and my pot garden came later) They lost the intensity of their colour quite quickly.
ReplyDeleteThe grass is Cocksfoot, if I remember rightly, and they do look gorgeous there in the vase.
Blessings
Maxine
Such beautiful colours, here we have a stormy wet windy grey day.
ReplyDeleteGlads...one of my favourites. My corms are hanging in net bags, awaiting spring.
ReplyDeleteGlad, (as in happy!) to see you posting again. Best wishes for /24.
Margaret - I was just thinking about you last night. So glad you posted today. The gladdies are beautiful (Dame Edna's favorites were they not?) and the grass looks like Yorkshire fog grass by the way. I hope you had a warm and happy Christmas, that both you and Mittens are in good health and that you havea great 2024.
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to see something beautiful and "Springy" during this dull period we are in. That grass is lovely as well!
ReplyDeleteThey are defiinitely pretty, I managed to find some miniature roses in the bargain section at the warehouse, nothing wrong with them so I grabbed them and now they are blooming.
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely beautiful. I'm "GLAD" I came by to visit, I needed a bit of Spring on this grey cloudy winter day :)
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so cheerful - and bringing a few inside is nice, love the grass, too! Your header photo is really pretty...I can't imagine seeing that view in person!
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