Friday, 20 February 2015

A Visit to Ickworth house

On Wednesday, I visited Ickworth House in Suffolk to see some spring flowers, it was perhaps a little early to see spring flowers although there where a few, Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis and Galanthus elwesii), Winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis). The Daffodils where just emerging. In the walled garden I came across some crocuses, I think they are Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus 'Bowles White' but I am probably wrong.
Their website said there where 'many spring flowers between the months of February into April', whoever wrote that probably is not a keen gardener. Looks like I will have to wait for any Primula and Fritilliria to flower in my own garden

Double form of Galanthus nivalis

Galanthus elwesii

Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus 'Bowles White'

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