pete sant
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Roda Riddler 2008
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Post by pete sant on Nov 1, 2014 19:30:22 GMT 2
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annie
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Post by annie on Nov 2, 2014 19:02:37 GMT 2
Pete, The lovely pink ones are cyclamen which always flower at this time of year and into spring. I believe the others are winter crocus, but as am not a gardener, await an expert opinion. They are lovely aren't they.
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kaz
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Post by kaz on Nov 2, 2014 21:05:23 GMT 2
Beautiful, as I said before..Nature is a wonderful thing.............
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Post by artisans on Nov 2, 2014 23:24:30 GMT 2
I think this is Crocus boryi, and it's very common here at the moment, especially across the rocky headlands near the derelict monastery at Ag. Katerina. Before we left for the UK in early October, the pink colchicums were all along the lane behind Theodoros and the blankets of cyclamen had already started in the olive groves. As Annie says, they will be here for a while yet. Next to appear should be the snowdrops ...
Steve
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Post by artisans on Nov 10, 2014 18:34:07 GMT 2
It's not just flowers that are part of our second spring, but we have active terrapins and frogs alongside our garden, and these beauties are already looking very healthy.
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Post by artisans on Nov 21, 2014 21:58:48 GMT 2
Another second glimpse of spring along the road to Acharavi last week:
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kaz
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Post by kaz on Nov 21, 2014 23:53:26 GMT 2
THE JOYS OF SPRING...........BEAUTIFUL
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Post by janiemou on Nov 22, 2014 17:39:17 GMT 2
The flowers continue to astound me. These were taken yesterday in Kassiopi. The Angel's trumpets were dazzling in the churchyard, the osteospermum was on the headland towards the main beach.
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Post by janiemou on Nov 23, 2014 16:16:28 GMT 2
taken around the village on our Sunday walk. Very warm in the sun, but chilly in shade. The snowdrop was by the stream just before Theodorus and the gazania (?) was in the wall at Petrinos
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Post by artisans on Dec 9, 2014 11:21:31 GMT 2
Autumn treats in Corfu always include Arbutus fruits, mushrooms, yellow horned poppies and Persian silk trees.
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Post by artisans on Dec 13, 2014 11:15:41 GMT 2
The last photo posted on this thread is actually, amongst other names, the Persian Lilac, or Chinaberry tree. There are several around Roda, the one most people will know being outide Pangalos Taverna.
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Post by artisans on Dec 26, 2014 20:58:20 GMT 2
So many flowers still surprise us in Corfu at this time of year … some left over from last summer, some heralding the year to come. A survivor from the summer is this anemone, but the wild lupin plants are just waiting for next year’s vivd blue flowers. The giant sea squill bulbs are sprouting and the first wild irises are a pleasure to see. Myrtle has both flowers and fruit at the moment – there is not a part of this plant that cannot be used in the kitchen. The first pink dovesfoot cranesbill is making a showing and that will be with us right through the summer. The fascinating arum lilies are something of a mystery – they are everywhere in Roda and along the bay, but I cannot find a match for this variety, even on the Kew Gardens website.
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