On Tuesday, I took a walking detour into Sheffield's Botanical Gardens - mostly to see if any spring flowers had burst out of winter. Surprisingly, the carpets of colourful crocuses were still dormant and so only clumps of snowdrops and primroses were evident.
I also took a few close-up photos of the splendid "Pan: Spirit of the Woods" statue that stands in the rose garden area. By the way, the middle picture is not my own. I just inserted it so that you would have some idea of what the statue as a whole looks like.
Below, snowdrops gather around a memorial tree planted in 1993 in memory of Sheffield resident, William Sutton. Below that some primroses I spotted.
Though I know that I have previously shared pictures of the magnificent Victorian glasshouse designed by Joseph Paxton, here's another one....
Soon after this I walked down Brocco Bank to Endcliffe Park where I took a picture of The Endcliffe Park Toad by Jason Thomson. It was installed in December 2024 and is made from steel - replacing an earlier version that was carved from dead wood. Hopefully, the new one will last a lot longer...
I love the primroses. They mean spring in England, happy memories of picking bunches of primroses with my mum.
ReplyDeleteSnowdrops and Peter Pan.
ReplyDeleteShrove Tuesday & Ash Wednesday already past.
Easter Eggs and Chocolate Bunnies in the shops.
Wrap up warm ... and wrap up the Bairns even warmer.
I love both statues -- so great! But maybe especially that toad!
ReplyDeleteThe glasshouse is a treasure and I guess it didn't get bombed.
ReplyDeleteThe primroses are lovely, I rarely see white ones, most gardens here have the pink variety.
ReplyDeleteIn my neck of the woods "scheduled" means when you are compulsorily detained for mental health treatment because you are a danger to others or yourself. (English equivalent seems to be "sectioned.")
ReplyDeleteTrust you are well.
That is a lot of toad.
ReplyDeleteThat Pan is a bit creepy if you ask me but you didn't so I will say no more. Giant toads? What sort of place is that?
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I would love to be able to see what goes on in that glass house.
I have to plant some of those snowdrops. I used to have some but they have disappeared.
ReplyDeleteI see from that last pic that Sheffield has finally put up a monument to you. Well deserved, and a striking likeness!
ReplyDeleteLove the Toad sculpture. Envious about the snowdrops and primroses... Still a frozen world around here.
ReplyDeleteMy husband s name is in the glass house , he has a pane of glass in his name
ReplyDeletePrimroses! I have not seen any yet in the gardens around here, but it seems to be a good year for snowdrops and crocus.
ReplyDeleteHad you not said that the toad sculpture is made of steel, I would have been certain it is of wood.
I haved seen the toad but I haven't been to Endcliffe park for a while. Nice pics.
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