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bigemrg

Enthusiastic gardener interested in growing all types of flowers for enjoyment and photographic purposes! www.iangrainger.co.uk

Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk'

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bigemrg

Good afternoon GTers! My #crocus 'Ard Schenk' have finally opened up in the sunshine this week! Hope everyone is having a super Saturday! 😀 #white

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louisesimpson

Great pic

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godfreye

Hi Ian great close up🤗

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bigemrg

@louisesimpson - Thanks Louise! 😀

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bigemrg

@godfreye - Hey Enid! Thank you! 😀

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telswirld

👌🏻fabulous shot 😀

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bigemrg

@telswirld - Thank you very much! 😀

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rachelbrooks

Thought it was a Cadbury’s Creme egg for a second! 🙈😂

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bigemrg

@rachelbrooks - Hehe! Well it is nearly that time of year Rachel! 😀

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bigemrg

@richard.spicer.7906 - Thanks Richard! 😀

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bigemrg

Good morning GTers! The first #crocus of the year to appear in the garden! Love the colourful pattern on the underside of these little beauties! Have a marvellous Monday everyone! 😀

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pelly

Morning Ian, what a lovely sight 💜💛

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bigemrg

@pelly - Good morning Jane! Yes, I'm always thrilled when these appear! 😀

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kathy

Morning Ian beautiful, delicate markings

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bigemrg

@kathy - Morning Kathy! Aren't they? Shame you can't see the markings when they open! 😀

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flof1952

Morning Ian. Super photo .....lovely colouring. Enjoy your day 🖐🙂

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bigemrg

@flof1952 - Good morning Pauline! Thank you! Have a good one too! 😀

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juliesgarden

Beautiful 💜, morning Ian 👍

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bigemrg

@juliesgarden - Morning Julie! Isn't it? 😀

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godfreye

Good morning Ian pretty flower🤗

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bigemrg

@godfreye - Morning Enid! My favourite crocus! 😀

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brightcolours

Ooh!! Aah!! #bestofjan

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bigemrg

Good morning GTers! It's like another world looking inside this #crocus 'Ard Schenk' bloom, don't you think? Have a fabulous Friday everyone, and keep warm! 😀 #macro #closeup #upclose

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rachelbrooks

Thought you’d found something in the middle of your creme egg 🙊😁

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bigemrg

@rachelbrooks - Hehe! Well Easter is just around the corner Rachel! 😀

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juliesgarden

Morning Ian, great shot 👍👍💛

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bigemrg

@juliesgarden - Good morning Julie! Thank you! 😀

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jadojado29

Morning Ian @bigemrg Brilliant shot although I’m with Rachel @rachelbrooks on this does look like a Cadbury’s cream egg 😂

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bigemrg

@jadojado29 - Good morning Suzie! Thanks! Maybe I should get in touch with Cadbury's and see if I can put them into production for them! 😀

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pauline33

Mmm cream egg for breakfast 😋😋 @rachelbrooks

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bigemrg

@pauline33 - I'd rather have fried eggs Pauline! 😁 Morning! 😀

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pelly

Morning Ian, brilliant shot, even if it is of a cream egg!! 😂😂

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bigemrg

@pelly - Hehe! Morning Jane! Thank you! 😀

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bigemrg

@Jasonsparkes1 - Haha! Morning Jason! I thought it said Shrek when I bought them the other year, and wondered why they weren't green when they appeared! 😀

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bigemrg

Good morning GTers! Was very pleased to see that my #crocus 'Ard Schenk' have returned! Love the blue patterning on the underside of their petals! Have a marvellous Monday everyone! 😀

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nessas

Morning again Mr perfection love the detail 💙💛💟

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bigemrg

@nessas - Thanks Vanessa, perfection indeed! It's all about the details! 😀

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nessas

👍🏻👍🏻 really must learn how to use my camera this year 🙄🙄🤷‍♀️

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bigemrg

@nessas - Careful! It can be quite addictive! 😀

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nessas

Mmmm not wrong over 12,000 pics on phone need to do some deleting 😬😬🙄

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bigemrg

@nessas - Wow! I take well over 10000 photos a year but am quite ruthless about how I cull them and usually end up with about 2500 annually! 😀

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Keely

Morning Ian very pretty 💛💜💛

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juliesgarden

Nice one 💙💙 , have a good day Ian 👍

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bigemrg

@Keely - Morning Keely! I think so too! 😀

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@juliesgarden - Thanks Julie! You too! 😀

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nessas

A cull is definitely needed 😬🙄 a job I really need to do then I need to see if I can get a cable that allows me to hook up my camera to my iPad 👍🏻if not might have to see if I can get a new camera for my birthday 🤭

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bigemrg

Good afternoon all! My #crocus 'Ard Schenk' are looking particularly nice in the sunshine at the moment! 😀

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pelly

Afternoon Ian. That's gorgeous. 😊😊

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bigemrg

@pelly - Good afternoon Jane! They are rather pretty aren't they? 😀

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Emma915Jones

Very lovely shot

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rachelbrooks

Mesmerising! 👌🏼 evening Ian 🙋🏻

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bigemrg

@Emma915Jones - Thanks very much Emma! 😀

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bigemrg

@rachelbrooks - Good evening Rachel! Isn't it? 😀

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rachelbrooks

👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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titchyfra

That is stunning, I would never know that was a crocus

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bigemrg

@titchyfra - Thanks Franca! It is a little different from the norm isn't it? 😀

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titchyfra

Oh yes 😍

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bigemrg

Good morning GTers! My #white #crocus 'Ard Schenk' decided to reveal itself in a fleeting moment of sunshine yesterday! Have a super Saturday everyone! 😀 #bulbs

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pelly

Morning Ian, you too. 😊

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christineb

Morning Ian , pretty pic 👍🏻 enjoy your Saturday

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Keely

Morning Ian very pretty 👌🙋

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bigemrg

@pelly - Good morning Jane! 😀

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bigemrg

@christineb - Good morning Christine! Thank you and you too! 😀

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bigemrg

@Keely - Thanks Keely and good morning to you too! 😀

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Chester14

Good morning Ian,hopefully a good 😊 day on the way @bigemrg

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debs69

Pure perfection 👍 have a good day 🤗

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greenfinger14

Morning Ian 👋 great pic 😊

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mikethegardener

@bigemrg Morning Ian. Absolute perfection 😊

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bigemrg

@Chester14 - Good morning! Hopefully! Between posting this and now the sun has come out unexpectedly! Let's hope it's here to stay for the weekend! 😀

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bigemrg

Good morning GTers! Very excited to see my first #crocus of the year pushing its way through the frosty ground earlier in the week! Have a wonderful day everyone! 😀 #newgrowth #signsoflife #signsofspring

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Keely

Morning Ian they are lucky to push through the ground is solid at minute, have a good day 😆

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bigemrg

@Keely - Good morning Keely! Yes, mine is solid too! Only these and a few alliums have managed to push through so far! 😀

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juliesgarden

Morning Ian , yay 😊👏👏

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beckers1974

Morning! Beautiful shot!

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bigemrg

@juliesgarden - Good morning Julie! Exciting isn't it? Hurry up springtime! 😀

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@beckers1974 - Good morning Rebecca! Thank you! 😀

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pelly

Morning Ian. My Crocuses and Alliums arrived before the frosts set in clever things . 😂😂😂

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bigemrg

@pelly - Good morning Jane! My alliums did the clever thing but everything else has done it the hard way so far! 😀

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Chester14

Good morning lan,nice to see bulbs popping up @bigemrg

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bigemrg

@Chester14 - Good morning! It certainly is! 😀

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daisy-jane

Morning Ian love seeing all the new shoots another sign spring is just around the corner 😊👍

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