tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post2681470216476731642..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: British BluebellsRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2795694085304856302016-05-02T20:56:07.133+01:002016-05-02T20:56:07.133+01:00I also find it to identify the bluebells your guid...I also find it to identify the bluebells your guide was very comprehensive. The ones we have in the garden are Spanish ones, I sure the ones in the woods are British. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90254264294611815582016-05-01T22:01:56.280+01:002016-05-01T22:01:56.280+01:00I think that your prairie bluebells are what we ca...I think that your prairie bluebells are what we call harebells which tend to grow in Scotland - they are beautiful but more open and translucent.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59226070855695695362016-05-01T21:59:52.515+01:002016-05-01T21:59:52.515+01:00We love our bluebells over here and always look fo...We love our bluebells over here and always look forward to seeing them each SpringRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14917812223753836022016-05-01T21:59:07.790+01:002016-05-01T21:59:07.790+01:00Thank you for visiting and your kind commentThank you for visiting and your kind commentRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70784363637942440642016-05-01T19:36:44.697+01:002016-05-01T19:36:44.697+01:00Wonderful these pretty bluebell fields! I have oft...Wonderful these pretty bluebell fields! I have often heard of it, but never seen in natural. As we are in South England / Cornwall in midst of May, I hope to find one of those amazing flower fields... Thanks for sharing :)<br />Have a nice week,<br />BarbaraTulla and Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753643517947126414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75202209221412293632016-04-29T19:30:59.473+01:002016-04-29T19:30:59.473+01:00The beautiful bluebell pictures in your post remin...The beautiful bluebell pictures in your post remind me of a scene in Georgette Heyer's THE GRAND SOPHY which features a 'bluebell wood' - part of the mischief in a most delightful book. <br /><br />Love your son's linocut artwork too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-13786883319257963562016-04-29T00:13:40.150+01:002016-04-29T00:13:40.150+01:00Dearest Rosemary,I have missed many posts...As alw...Dearest Rosemary,I have missed many posts...As always I enjoy to read yours .The English countryside is lovely .I hope that I will see a part of her the next week...Have a lovely weekend.Olympiaoldthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792844004937988499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27435353603395347442016-04-27T15:02:11.712+01:002016-04-27T15:02:11.712+01:00You know it's early summer when the bluebell w...You know it's early summer when the bluebell woods and swallows appear. Nice photos. Another month away up here.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50624957134679469892016-04-25T15:08:31.675+01:002016-04-25T15:08:31.675+01:00This is one of my favorite scenes in the English l...This is one of my favorite scenes in the English landscape. Every time I see the blue carpet of the British Bluebells in the wood on this blog, I’m caught with a fresh sensation. Thanks for sharing, Rosemary.<br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58952173498169769842016-04-24T11:27:12.064+01:002016-04-24T11:27:12.064+01:00Bluebells always provide a lovely sight.
Thanks fo...Bluebells always provide a lovely sight.<br />Thanks for the information too.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86965778855823519912016-04-23T10:29:23.884+01:002016-04-23T10:29:23.884+01:00It is hard to pull up Spanish bluebells, but when ...It is hard to pull up Spanish bluebells, but when I find them in the garden I do. They're remarkably persistent. Beats me why we can't have import controls on things which will naturalise here and kill off the native stuff. Will we never learn?Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-809359725673130282016-04-23T09:20:09.428+01:002016-04-23T09:20:09.428+01:00In Hastings we have bluebells growing in all sorts...In Hastings we have bluebells growing in all sorts of odd places - there is a large and healthy colony on a stony exposed bank at the front of our house, while the ones I have carefully planted among the trees at the back are not doing well at all....Stephanie Gau thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975359802571004043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63676028931984887442016-04-23T06:14:13.105+01:002016-04-23T06:14:13.105+01:00Dear Rosemary,
The bluebells must be one of the l...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />The bluebells must be one of the loveliest sights to see - much like the lavender fields in France. Thanks for sharing them.<br />Happy weekend<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-16211814491631567882016-04-23T02:53:33.447+01:002016-04-23T02:53:33.447+01:00Love those beautiful English bluebells! Brings ba...Love those beautiful English bluebells! Brings back wonderful memories.<br />Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979455592865842458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62614623371935901512016-04-22T17:04:40.557+01:002016-04-22T17:04:40.557+01:00A very informative post re bluebells. We have both...A very informative post re bluebells. We have both round here, which can be confusing until you look closely. Oh - swallows? Our House Martins are not back yet, I am watching. It's raining again, I fear they are still at the coast looking for more insects and the sun. Sigh, those lovely Bluebells, I must get outside! xLeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77356987756253051922016-04-22T15:59:09.053+01:002016-04-22T15:59:09.053+01:00What a gorgeous sight with this carpet of bluebell...What a gorgeous sight with this carpet of bluebells under the trees , english or spanish, i just love the color !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-57147905152886135932016-04-22T14:52:59.237+01:002016-04-22T14:52:59.237+01:00I alwaye think I miss very little about the UK but...I alwaye think I miss very little about the UK but you seem to nudge a lot of memories. Picking bluebells in The Wyre Forest at 9 or 10 years old being one for today. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52608333869735437542016-04-22T01:18:31.014+01:002016-04-22T01:18:31.014+01:00 Must be truly devine with the Bluebells in bloom.... Must be truly devine with the Bluebells in bloom.Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75266895804907298702016-04-21T21:31:45.439+01:002016-04-21T21:31:45.439+01:00Rosemary, one day I hope to fulfil one of my dream...Rosemary, one day I hope to fulfil one of my dreams and that is to visit England when the Bluebells are in flower!<br />Your photos will suffice this year! It would be a crime to lose the true native Bluebell to a Spanish invasion ( said with tongue in cheek)! It seriously would.<br />Oh the swallows, what an incredible journey for little birds to make and twice in one year, isn't nature amazing.<br />We are still watching David Attenborough programmes on Animal Planet, they always seem so short as we become totally absorbed.<br />Roses, Lace and Brocantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821168025062104166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5000093971545518172016-04-21T20:17:08.819+01:002016-04-21T20:17:08.819+01:00Beautiful blue of bluebells, hope to see them agai...Beautiful blue of bluebells, hope to see them again in England when we are there within a few weeks. These bluebell woods are just fascinating..... I know the difference between English and Spanish bluebells, I'm afraid I hav in my garden lots of hybrids. So nice the swallows are back, I saw them here too, flying into the horse stable nextdoors, where they make their nest every year.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62235543396879514572016-04-21T19:22:09.644+01:002016-04-21T19:22:09.644+01:00There is nothing finer than entering a bluebell wo...There is nothing finer than entering a bluebell wood - it takes my breath away every time. As for Spanish bluebells I have a border of them and no matter how many I dig out (bucketsfull) they come back strong every year. I didn't plant them I hasten to add.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24765284217171769522016-04-21T19:03:11.256+01:002016-04-21T19:03:11.256+01:00A lovely photo of the bluebells in the sunlight. I...A lovely photo of the bluebells in the sunlight. It really is the most beautiful sight to come across them when they're at their peak. And the scent is wonderful, too. It will be terrible if we lose our native flowers and the bluebells here become hybrids.<br />I really love the linocut. It's superb and it's of my favourite birds, too. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27519324319473291122016-04-21T17:44:43.407+01:002016-04-21T17:44:43.407+01:00How beautiful blue color, the first photo is my fa...How beautiful blue color, the first photo is my favorite.orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-56153579080322891432016-04-21T16:45:55.420+01:002016-04-21T16:45:55.420+01:00Beautiful blues, Rosemary. Over here we are still...Beautiful blues, Rosemary. Over here we are still awash in a sea of blue - Bluebells of various heritage and our native Camas, beautiful and useful flowers that are protected.<br />The linocut is gorgeous!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-80065615104125603872016-04-21T15:41:15.618+01:002016-04-21T15:41:15.618+01:00Oh my gosh - are you off to Devon by chance? If s...Oh my gosh - are you off to Devon by chance? If so, enjoy each moment in my lovely county Rosemary, but be careful on the cliffs.<br /><br />I have both English and Spanish bluebells in the garden here! Perhaps this is not good after what you have told us. I started with English of course but found they just fell over flat on the ground and didn't bring me memories of the beautiful bluebell woods of childhood! Of course, back when I was a child, there was no law forbidding picking - we used to come home with armfuls! Perhaps because our Springs are very warm the English ones get overheated here in North Carolina causing them to flop. Then I found the Spanish ones - sold with the promise that they stand tall on strong stems, and they definitely do, so started planting them several years ago. I so hope Nature is kind and forgiving, and that both species will stand the test of time - and that the bees behave!!!<br /><br />Happy travels dear friend - MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.com