What an utterly stunning field of lupins. Wouldn't it be great to see 'unused' areas around the country just planted with surprises. Think of the smiles it would raise. Beautiful steephill.
The church looks beautiful too. Have you any close ups of it?
The verges along the road as you go out of Dumbarton onto the Loch Lomond road always have lupins in flower at this time of year. It's an attractive distraction for a rather ugly bit of road.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I went to school in Dumbarton and lived in Alexandria at the time so know those roads well but I can't say I remember any 12th C churches . Actually I remember the new dual carriageway being built and it was quite desolate from Dumbarton up to the river. It has been substantially built up since then and I barely recognize it these days. Lupins were a flower I associated with wasteground back then much like rosebay willowherb.
The Terwick church is very plain and simple. It is something of an anomaly as there isn't a village around it, it always stood alone in fields. I will be going back in a week or so to see how the lupins are developing and will photograph the church then.
There are crops of wild lupins along the verges of the A3 too - by the Milford junction if anyones driving past - I was amazed when I first noticed them, as I thought they were only a garden flower. But given the ease with which even I can grow them from seed, I suppose its not actually that surprising. Wonder why verbena B is not colonising our roadsides yet ?
That's beautiful, Steephill! When we were in Finland last June we admired their "wild" lupins along the roads - almost all blue.
I'd love to see Verbena B along the roadside, Chicky. it's not going to happen in the pennines though cos it's too wet. I can't reliably get it to flower here (though I guess this year I'd have managed, if I'd thought to sow any). Around here, waste ground and verges are colonised by the beautiful (but invasive) pink - to - white Himalayan balsam. I'm pulling up any I see germinating up the steps leading to our house. Really don't want yet another weed in the garden...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Really pleased with our new bridge camera - we are going to try photographing dandelions next time it is dry and reasonably sunny. A few pictures from our garden.
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Love the flower spikes among the long grass
What an utterly stunning field of lupins. Wouldn't it be great to see 'unused' areas around the country just planted with surprises. Think of the smiles it would raise. Beautiful steephill.
Yes, the lupin field in Terwick is beautiful - such a lovely setting and they look so majestic don't they. Thank you for sharing it with us Steephill
Gorgeous steephill
The church looks beautiful too. Have you any close ups of it?
The verges along the road as you go out of Dumbarton onto the Loch Lomond road always have lupins in flower at this time of year. It's an attractive distraction for a rather ugly bit of road.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I went to school in Dumbarton and lived in Alexandria at the time so know those roads well but I can't say I remember any 12th C churches
. Actually I remember the new dual carriageway being built and it was quite desolate from Dumbarton up to the river. It has been substantially built up since then and I barely recognize it these days. Lupins were a flower I associated with wasteground back then much like rosebay willowherb.
The Terwick church is very plain and simple. It is something of an anomaly as there isn't a village around it, it always stood alone in fields. I will be going back in a week or so to see how the lupins are developing and will photograph the church then.
What an uplifting sight
There are crops of wild lupins along the verges of the A3 too - by the Milford junction if anyones driving past - I was amazed when I first noticed them, as I thought they were only a garden flower. But given the ease with which even I can grow them from seed, I suppose its not actually that surprising. Wonder why verbena B is not colonising our roadsides yet ?
My BIL hails from Alexandria too steephill. The big grass banks on the roadside through Dumbarton are beautiful in spring because of the daffs too.
I think you're right about lupins colonising waste ground though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's beautiful, Steephill!
When we were in Finland last June we admired their "wild" lupins along the roads - almost all blue.
I'd love to see Verbena B along the roadside, Chicky. it's not going to happen in the pennines though cos it's too wet. I can't reliably get it to flower here (though I guess this year I'd have managed, if I'd thought to sow any). Around here, waste ground and verges are colonised by the beautiful (but invasive) pink - to - white Himalayan balsam. I'm pulling up any I see germinating up the steps leading to our house. Really don't want yet another weed in the garden...
Really pleased with our new bridge camera - we are going to try photographing dandelions next time it is dry and reasonably sunny. A few pictures from our garden.
GD - your gazanias are lovely
and a pin-sharp pic with new camera.