Sunday, February 10, 2013

Flowers In the Hot House

I'm short of inspiration for blog posts at the moment as I must admit I'm feeling unwell and slightly out of kilter.  It has been such a grey, dismal week weather wise and I haven't had the energy to do very much at all.


So I thought I'd show you a few photos I took the week before last when we visited Buxton Pavilion.

The flowers were in the hot house or conservatory at the Pavilion and were so pretty and cheerful.

 I thought I'd share them with you on this grey, wet and rainy day - well it is here anyway.  I'm sure some of you will be having far worse weather wherever you are in the world.   One thing about today is that it doesn't feel particularly cold - yet!

It was lovely and warm in the hot house and people were just wandering around taking in the colour of the flowers and sheltering from the cold outside.

I loved the pattern on these leave.  I think it is a Maranta or prayer plant.   Of course there were other things in the hot house as you'll have seen from my last post where there is a link to the artists website.

They were attracting quite a lot of attention too!

I hope that wherever you are you are having a lovely weekend.
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  1. Linda Metcalf10 February 2013 at 12:15

    The flowers are so vibrant and pretty. I have a prayer plant that is now 38 years old.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:01

      Gosh, that must be a huge plant by now, how wonderful to have kept it so long:)

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  2. Lyn10 February 2013 at 12:53

    Sometime we need to see a bit of colour at this time of year. Snowing here but not sticking so not even that is cheering!
    Hope you feel better soon and get back to feeling yourself.
    xxx

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:02

      Thanks, Lyn, I hope so too. We have snow again this morning:)

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  3. Purrfect Haven10 February 2013 at 13:05

    Firstly, we hope you start to feel fuller fit again soon... being out of kilter isn't nice. Secondly, we adored your flower shots.. lifted our spirits amongst all this rain... and gray.... Thanks for taking time to leave us a comment. Love Helen, Darcy and Bingley xxx

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:03

      Thank you - glad you enjoyed the flowers, yesterday was so grey - now it is white again:)

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  4. A garden just outside Venice10 February 2013 at 13:27

    Thank you for such a cheerful post!
    After a weird Winter storm and a blizzard last night, we're now having a sunny break, but snow is forecast for tomorrow.. enjoying colourful Primroses and scented Hyacinths :)
    Have a lovely week!
    x

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:03

      Sounds like your weather is as crazy as ours, Michela. Hope you too have a lovely week:)

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  5. Amanda10 February 2013 at 13:34

    The weather is definitely not helping, we need some sun. Hope you feel more with it soon.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:04

      I hope so too, Amanda. A little sun would be just the thing - I see it is white again outside this morning:)

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  6. Vintage Tea Time10 February 2013 at 14:00

    Lovely, cheering flower pics! We too have a bug here - very draining. And grey and wet and miserable weather today:( Roll on Spring! x

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:05

      Wasn't it grey and dull yesterday and now snow again today - thank goodness spring is on the way, I hope:)

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  7. Linda P10 February 2013 at 14:00

    Thank you for sharing the colourful flowers in Buxton Pavilion which is a place we have enjoyed going to in the past and doesn't disappoint. I hope you feel a lot better soon.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:06

      There is so much to enjoy at the Pavilion and I always love the hot house:)

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  8. Louise10 February 2013 at 15:05

    A lovely colourful post. I am stuck indoors trying to work on what I need to have ready for Wednesday, I'm so fed up, but I'm glad the weather is bad so at least I'm not missing out on a good walking day!

    I hope you are feeling better very soon.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:07

      Thanks, Louise! Hope all goes well on Wednesday and hope the snow goes away for then. No chance of walking yesterday at all, it didn't stop raining until it started snowing:)

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  9. Sissy10 February 2013 at 17:07

    Rosie, I could almost smell the hyacinth!
    Please feel better soon. Perhaps a full sunny day would do you good!
    Sis

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:08

      A sunny day would help, Sissy. The scent of the hyacinths filled the whole place it was lovely:)

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  10. rusty duck10 February 2013 at 17:50

    It is difficult to get motivated at the moment, and easy to feel low on such a miserable day.
    I think you're right about the Maranta. I had one for years, I think the mealy bugs got it in the end.
    Hope you feel much brighter soon Rosie, Jx

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:10

      Thanks, Jessica. I thought the leaves on the Maranta were so attractive. It is hard to see Spring coming at the moment but I'm sure it is on its way:)

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  11. Simone10 February 2013 at 18:17

    I am sorry you are feeling unwell Rosie. The weather here is absolutely rotten at the moment. The conservatory roof is leaking in about 4 places and last night my son called out to me as water was coming in through his bedroom ceiling. The house feels saturated and we are not having enough dry spells for it all to dry out! Thank you for sharing the hot house flower pictures as I am living in a horrible damp house at the moment! Hopefully we will all be feeling better in a few weeks time. Take care. x

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:12

      Oh, Simone! I know what you mean about the leaky conservatory as our old one was like that for a few years before we could afford to replace it last year. Hope things improve soon, some dryer weather would help to dry us all out:)

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  12. Jan10 February 2013 at 19:12

    It's lovely to see some spring colours. I hope that you soon feel better. Jx

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:13

      Thanks Jan, Spring flowers are always cheering aren't they?:)

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  13. Ruth Kelly10 February 2013 at 20:30

    Love the flowers - some of our snow is finally melting.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:14

      We have snow again this morning, nothing like as bad as you have over there but I'm so glad I don't have to go out in it:)

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  14. lyn10 February 2013 at 20:51

    Lovely flowers. Thanks for sharing the photos & I hope you feel better soon.

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:14

      Thanks, Lyn - the flowers were very pretty:)

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  15. Patricia11 February 2013 at 00:22

    Hope you're feeling better Rosie. Your photos are lovely. We've just had another snowfall which has come out of the blue. Thought Spring was on it's way!
    Patricia x

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:16

      Spring is there somewhere, Patricia waiting around the corner! We too have snow again this morning after all the rain of yesterday:)

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  16. Diane11 February 2013 at 07:49

    We Virgo's need putting in a bag and shaking up I think! Perhaps our health problems are Lunar!!! Anyway, hope you are feeling better very soon and many thanks for that wonderful colour injection xxxxxxxx PS Monty Don on Friday cheered me up no end!

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    1. Rosie11 February 2013 at 10:18

      Don't we just! Off to the doctor tomorrow to see what's up. Hope you are feeling better too. I'd love to be in that deux chevaux travelling along those rural country lanes and visiting those wonderful gardens:)

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  17. June11 February 2013 at 15:12

    Sorry to hear you're not feeling too good. Hope that you're better soon. Thanks for showing those lovely flowers on this cold and miserable day. They certainly cheered me up!
    June

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    1. Rosie13 February 2013 at 16:23

      Thanks, June - I thought we needed some colour during these grey days:)

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