The hail is flamenco-ing on the velux and I am remembering happy days.
This photo was taken at the very end of March 2016 at Holbrook Garden. I was visiting this wild and wonderful garden with the grand dame of Little Ash, Helen. A meadow of Fritillaria meleagris, the snake’s head fritillary, was particularly spectacular, with its nodding heads of mottled purple interspersed on occasion with an albino specimen. Great beauty indeed.
Off The Edge Gardening 
I haven’t seen a meadow of Fritillaria meleagris since leaving Oxon. It’s a lovely reminder of their beauty on a snowy January day
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I remember gasping when I saw them, beautiful. Keep safe x
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Such a magical flower, almost as potent as an orchid and just as lovely. I go to see them at Great Dixter, which is a little nearer to me.
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I so wish to visit Great Dixter, one day!
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You must! You’ve said so before Gill. Make it happen! I’ll come with you 🙂
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It is not off the Might Do One Day list and now on the Definitely Make it Happen list x
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They look prettier than the tittle suggests.
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Good 🙂
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Wunderbar! The naturalized meadows are always so beautiful…sigh.
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They are, I expect you have a lot of beauties.
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How I wish I could establish a colony of Frtillaria meleagris like this! I’ve tried and I’ve tried, but never had any success. Tips?
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Patience, I think, of which I am limited!
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Obviously, two members of the Church of Immediate Gratification!
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Ha! That made me laugh. Definitely!
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What a wonderful sight! Very cheering, thanks for sharing 🙂
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I see that you are sifting through your photographic data, sorting and filing away, after all! Great job!
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I am! Many more to go though …… 🙂
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There is a garden near by that opens for the NGS where these grow alongside a small stream, magical to see, such delicate beauty.
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Sounds gorgeous, there really is nothing like a fritillary.
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They are lovely. They are also good at Sissinghurst – you can visit both Dixter and Siss in a day!
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Sounds like perfection to me Hopefully I will get there one day.
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