Favourite wild flowers

[muckdiva]

Cowslips, without a doubt. They always remind me of a Easter holiday we had in Devon as the cottage we stayed in had cowslips growing along the garden pathway. Actually, can I recommend these cottages to you - we've been back several times and it's such a lovely peaceful place and the owners are lovely (as is their black lab, Jemma!)
http://www.hutcherleigh-cottages.co.uk/ Absolute bliss!

[HeyWayne]

Is that gorse you're thinking of??
I love poppies too- just never know when or if they will grow ( well- for me anyway)

Aye that's the stuff! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorse

They smell lovely!

Looks like it's also known as "whin" not "whip" as I'd previously suggested! He he!

[Flummery]

Is that gorse you're thinking of??
I love poppies too- just never know when or if they will grow ( well- for me anyway)

Oh yes, gorse. When the gorse is in flower, kissing's in season!
It makes a good white wine too!

Flum

[dexterdoglancashire]

They might not grow this year but next or years later I have poppies growing this year but I didn't have any last year poppy seeds germinate better in freshly tilled ground.

Know I should have waited, but put some in little pots in the greenhouse....they are sprouting....just wait till I dig up the front lawn - the OH will not be happy! Mind you, Im going to be putting a wild bird flower type mixture of seed down there as well........could poss to this tomorrow when he's playing golf! LOL!
Bernie aka Dexterdog

[Flummery]

Saw another of my faves today - ramsons, wild garlic. I think they look like magic wands with a spray of white stars on the top. What an imagination the child has!

[Grandpadragon]

Dandelion. Saw one today must have been 3" across ! Look at it closely go on. It takes some beating, absolutely glorious. Shame that like the convolvulus it is such a thug!!

[Flummery]

I've been told that Japanese think they'e fabulous because they are so colourful and grow wild. We had a Japanese assistant at school - couldn't get over sight in April! Don't forget you should pick the flowers for dandelion wine on St George's day!

[Birdie Wife]

Wild orchids are just fab. We have a patch of fragrant orchid and OH stood on one by accident, we took it home and put it in a jar of water, and the single stem scented the whole room. I also love woodland flowers, especially solomon's seal and wild anemones.

[Headfry]

On my 15min drive into work this morning is passed cowslips and bluebells.....it made my heart sigh a happy sigh so soft in colour and growth- heaven!

[summer]

A bank of pale yellow primroses...gladdens the heart when you suddenly come upon that down a country lane.
Later on the rosebay willow herb brightening up the ditches.

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Summer