Sunday 17 February 2013

Flowers hanging on through the long winter


Last year's flowers in the walled garden at Chadkirk Country Estate on Vale Road near Romiley yesterday. Linking to Weekly Top Shot #70.
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5 comments:

  1. Revrunner17 February 2013 at 10:10

    Wonderful perspective, Chrissy! Such interesting plants.

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  2. Cezar and Léia17 February 2013 at 10:18

    Great composition dear Chrissy!This plant is different, you got such cool close up!
    Léia

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  3. Deb17 February 2013 at 21:30

    Great shot Chrissy, they look spiky!

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  4. Anonymous17 February 2013 at 23:25

    A wonderful image ! Thank you for the inspiration. Please have a good new week.

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  5. Dave Williams18 February 2013 at 14:43

    They're teasels and at one time the part of the plant shown was used in the cotton industry. They were used in the process of 'carding' which entailed combing the cotton with the teasel to separate the cotton fibres and to remove any impurities.

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