How To Use Primrose In A Sentence
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Now he puts the light sounds with something else remembered, with primrose, with laughter, and down through him a prickle runs and it seems to stop in his belly, below him.
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If you can create a bank on which to grow your hedge, this will provide more opportunities for plants like primroses, violets and stitchworts.
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At the door stood a tall, slender woman with primrose skin and curly white hair.
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Long threads of primrose yellow stuck to the back of my moist neck, my hair thick, lengthy, down around my shoulders.
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The walls were painted with a water-based powder distemper, usually in grass green or primrose colour.
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We found some, but not the great swathes that we had hoped for, although we were rewarded by plenty of patches of bluebells, drifts of wood anemones, a glade with masses of milkmaids and lots of primroses, cowslips and violas and bugle.
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Elsewhere they would be called primrose, but the use of the Latin name is appropriate for this place.
Archive 2008-03-01
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said Rye with enough frost in her voice to blast a rathe primrose.
CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
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And it was nothing more, -- would have been a whit roused from its apathy, by the information that the primrose is a Dicotyledonous Exogen, with a monopetalous corolla and central placentation.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews
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Banks of primroses, drifts of bluebells and clusters of cowslips are now found only in secret, out-of-the-way places.
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(Primrose) are three Primroses within a double tressure fleury counter-fleury, or.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
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A green salad can be enhanced by primrose and violet heads, and they make appealing decorations for a cake.
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I'm going to paint among the wild flowers of oak woods - primroses, bluebells, anemones and wild garlic, above an estuary as the tide ebbs and flows.
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In my garden I am happily growing the common primrose, cultivated cowslips, and primulas.
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I was dreaming of gardens of primrose and moors covered with heather and cottages with honeysuckle over the door.
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A group of evergreen ferns such as Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata', the hard fern Blechnum spicant and the hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium would look great through winter, and you could interplant these with primroses, so you get early spring flowers peeping out among them, like a little spring woodland floor scene.
Stumped? Acers, plus shady window boxes
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Then, one day, a lovely sunny day with great tufts of primroses under the hazels, and many violets dotting the paths, she came in the afternoon to the coops and there was one tiny, tiny perky chicken tinily prancing round in front of a coop, and the mother hen clucking in terror.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Hedgerows with grassy banks can shelter primroses, orchids and other wildflowers.
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Spring flowers - celandines, primroses, violets, wood anemones - were followed by pyramid and early purple orchids, wild thyme and rockrose.
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Big wooden bowls filled with primroses and moss look very beautiful.
Times, Sunday Times
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They are scarcely more dissimilar than the primrose, the cowslip, and the oxlip, which have all been raised from the seed of the same plant, and are now regarded by botanists as varieties instead of species.
An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges
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Her "Primrose" accouter, a unmistakeable patterned, sailing -- necked miniequip was charming, but less so the be zoologicals she subjected to the catwalk in the distinction of uncultured rights.
The Oregon Catalyst
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If you like spring flowers then there are primroses, coltsfoot, dogs mercury, wood sorrel and many other species.
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He knew they didn't bite and that they would turn into the butterflies which fluttered, pale blue, primrose, blood red and black, through his secret grassland kingdom.
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So, the primrose path being easier, we descend to bunnies.
What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story
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Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare.
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We have found the wild tulip, the primrose, the lupine, the eardrop, the larkspur, and creeping hollyhock, and a beautiful flower resembling the bloom of the beech tree, but in bunches as large as a small sugarloaf, and of every variety of shade, to red and green.
The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West
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The pale primrose, that flower most like thy face; the bluebell, like thy clear veins; and the leaf of eglantine, which is not sweeter than was thy breath; all these will I strew over thee.
Cymbeline
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If we followed your advice we'd all be walking down the primrose path to ruin.
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The Floral Book collection features delicate patterns based on romantic designs in old-fashioned tones of primrose, lavender and rose.
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The Cowslip Count took place in the spring of 2000 and we received data on over 2,000 places around the UK where cowslips, primroses and false oxlips are growing.
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Cluster them with snapdragons, primroses, forget-me-nots and alyssum in mixed beds or in containers.
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It produces large trumpet, ivory white flowers which open a lovely pale primrose yellow, fading gradually to pure white.
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I chose the former and was instantaneously rewarded by a turquoise door, numbered 26a in white, painted primrose yellow (for I knew it) on the inside, being opened in my face.
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Violet-blue primroses and gardenias skirt a fountain in a smaller circular garden near the front door.
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_Over draperies_ (If desired) -- Of primrose yellow silk, or sunfast, or striped yellow and blue linen to match slip cover.
Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922
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You can see bluebells, wild garlic and primroses all being affected.
Times, Sunday Times
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Interplant pink ranunculus with salmon Iceland poppy and red-purple pansies, and accent with a few yellow and pink English primroses.
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These exquisite, ground-hugging little flowers are the moorland pasture equivalent of woodland primroses, brought into precious bloom by a month of sunshine.
Country diary: Westgate, Weardale
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The pale primrose, that flower most like thy face; the blue-bell, like thy clear veins; and the leaf of eglantine, which is not sweeter than was thy breath; all these will I strew over thee.
Tales from Shakespeare
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In kinder climates such as hers, she says, pulmonarias, cyclamen, and primroses bloom early enough to pair nicely.
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The numbers of greenfinches have increased over the years, but so have the primroses!
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Though attired in this barbarous guise, I did not, of course, dispense with my trousers, which, being black, contrasted somewhat oddly with my primrose-coloured ki ton, as they call the smock, and the dark violet clamis, or plaid.
In the Wrong Paradise
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Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei.
Grand Canyon National Park, United States
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Beyond this presently is a little glade, the loveliest in Sussex; in spring it is patterned with primroses, and windflowers shake their fragile bells and show their silver stars above them.
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
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While Mrs. Vesey and Miss Halcombe were richly clad (each in the manner most becoming to her age), the first in silver-grey, and the second in that delicate primrose-yellow colour which matches so well with a dark complexion and black hair, Miss Fairlie was unpretendingly and almost poorly dressed in plain white muslin.
The Woman in White
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Winter standby - calendulas, cyclamens, pansies, violas, primroses, stock and snapdragons - plus some of the hardy groundcovers, can be planted.
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Despite its beauteous flowers, the cape primrose, or streptocarpus, has always rather spooked me when viewed in isolation.
Times, Sunday Times
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Even on a late February afternoon, spring flowers were already well in evidence, especially butterbur, coltsfoot, dog's mercury, barren strawberry and even the odd primrose.
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She wants a place in trendy Primrose Hill so she can be near to her brother and newborn nephew.
The Sun
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Every year the fields and banks near Down House are dotted with cowslips and primroses, all members of the genus Primula.
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Species grown mainly for their tubers are: Xanthosoma sagittifolium (yellow yautia), whose small cormels around the central corm are called ‘nut eddos’ in the W. Indies; and X. violaceum (primrose malanga).
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Cluster them with snapdragons, primroses, forget-me-nots and alyssum in mixed beds or in containers.
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He did not sleep; but something short of a dream came into his alert and wakeful mind some while before dawn, as though the sun was rising before its hour, a warmth like a May morning full of blown hawthorn blossoms, and a girl, primrose-fair and unshorn, walking barefoot through the meadow grass, and smiling.
A River So Long
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And in the spring they make of them excellent Minnow-tansies; for being washed well in salt, and their heads and tails cut off, and their guts taken out, and not washed after, they prove excellent for that use; that is, being fried with yolk of eggs, the flowers of cowslips and of primroses, and a little tansy; thus used they make a dainty dish of meat.
The Compleat Angler : or, The Contemplative Man`s Recreation
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Spring flowers - celandines, primroses, violets, wood anemones - were followed by pyramid and early purple orchids, wild thyme and rockrose.
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One could look at those primrose-tinted ladies of his, with their gossamer films of raiment and their flowerage always suggestive of the asphodel mead, for hours: and if one's soul had had a substantial
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
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Evening primrose oil is used on the skin as well as taken internally.
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Hybrids include ‘Tete-a-Tete’ up to 20 cm high with long lasting deep yellow flowers, ‘Jack Snipe’ and ‘February Silver’ both with white petals and yellow trumpets and ‘Beryl’ with primrose petals and orange trumpet.
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I found periwinkles and primroses in full flower, bluebells, just coming along nicely thank you, grape hyacinths, and polyanthus.
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October is a great time to plant trees and shrubs as well as winter and spring flowering plants such as pansies, primroses and wall flowers.
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The evening primrose, with outstretched filaments, hangs a golden necklace about the welcome murmuring noctuid, while the various orchids excel in the ingenuity of their salutations.
My Studio Neighbors
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Available exclusively to the readers of the magazine, these three ready-to-hang prints feature primroses showcased in porcelain cachepots.
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The family have now moved from their detached home in Primrose Avenue, Macclesfield to a secluded farm in Powys.
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Mr Slaney said cowslips and primroses have flourished and a pond has developed naturally and become a haven for wildlife.
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So, I capered off with Zak to dig up irises, coral bells, foxglove, primroses, violets, bugleweed, forget me nots and foamflower from our huge perennial beds.
Tigers & Strawberries » Green Gold
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On woodland walks in spring there are daffodils, primroses, snowdrops and bluebells as far as the eye can see.
Times, Sunday Times
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Ground flora species of the semi natural woodlands include: wood anemone, lesser celendine, stitchworts, the tangy, lemon tasting wood sorrel, primrose, violet, devils bit scabious and speedwells.
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Some rivals of the purple lilac included the buttercup, goldenrod, Mayflower, wood lily, purple aster, apple blossom, and the evening primrose.
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Primrose was given an apple, left over from our picnic lunch.
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Pockets of spidery white nigella are turning to seed while yellow blossoms of evening primrose tip their faces upwards in the late-morning sun.
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Many and many a time they visited the enchanted castle; and ever since Lisbeth told the story to her friends, the boys and girls of Germany have called the primrose the
The Enchanted Castle A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland
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While the fish are vivid and flamboyant, the corals are soft pastel shades: ivory and primrose, lavender and peach.
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Banks of primroses, drifts of bluebells and clusters of cowslips are now found only in secret, out-of-the-way places or where they have been carefully preserved.
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And my hellebores, sweet woodruff, veronica, foxgloves and Candytuft remained a healthy green all winter, as did the primrose foliage, and that of the smaller geraniums.
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You can keep your container current with seasonal themes by growing a succession of plants, such as bulbs and primroses in the spring, annuals and vegetables in the summer, and colorful kale and pansies in autumn.
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Evening primrose, wheat germ, and rose hip seed oils all make fine additives to this mask.
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denticulata, known as drumstick primrose, has umbels of yellow-eyed purple flowers; P.
SFGate: Top News Stories
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We found some, but not the great swathes that we had hoped for, although we were rewarded by plenty of patches of bluebells, drifts of wood anemones, a glade with masses of milkmaids and lots of primroses, cowslips and violas and bugle.
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Now's the time to propagate cape primroses (streptocarpus).
Times, Sunday Times
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From delicate primrose yellow in the entrance lobby to changing colourwashes in bedrooms, the place glows with colour.
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The spring ephemerals were abundant; he could see primroses, violets, lungwort, and even the delicate blue forget-me-nots as he approached the wetland.
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Katterfelto of wonders! exceeded expectation, went beyond belief, and soared above all the natural powers of description! she was nature itself! she was the most exquisite work of art! she was the very daisy, primrose, tube rose, sweet-briar, furze blossom, gilliflower, wall-flower, cauliflower and rosemary! in short she was a bouquet of
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851
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Some of my favorite windowsill plants include many varieties of trailing ivy, African violets, primroses, pansies and violets, geraniums, gloxinias, cyclamens, coleus, kalonchoes, peperomias, and heartleaf philodendrons.
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Primrose is a very leafy shrub, producing small, yellowish thyrsi.
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Below are colorful primroses interplanted with forget-me-nots and azaleas.
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‘Drink this,’ she said, handing me a dainty teacup stenciled with primroses filled with the substance she had just made.
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So, I capered off with Zak to dig up irises, coral bells, foxglove, primroses, violets, bugleweed, forget me nots and foamflower from our huge perennial beds.
Tigers & Strawberries » Green Gold
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Big wooden bowls filled with primroses and moss look very beautiful.
Times, Sunday Times
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A primrose by the river's brim," whether "a yellow primrose 'tis to him," or a dicotyledon, may be outwardly described more and less well; but we require for that purpose only the rudiments of literary prose.
Platform Monologues
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Zestra is a blend of borage seed oil, evening primrose oil, angelica root extract, and coleus extract.
Maria Rodale: 5 Ways To Boost Your Libido Naturally!
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Geraniums, pansies, petunias, primroses and snapdragons could provide shades of red late fall through spring.
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Thousands of primrose and blue jerseys were sold this summer throughout the county.
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Sunset had mantled the horizon with primrose, so that the evening sky blended with the garden, but there was still enough light to show him he wasn't the only one to flee the massed family.
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I knew each corner of the garden, he wrote, and looked year by year for the white primroses in one place, the redstart's nest in another, the blossom of the acacia emerging from a tangle of ivy.
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English Catholics, among whom knights harbingers and banneret bearers of the Primrose League are numerous, who have leant all their weight in the scale to maintain the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland, have been ever ready when occasion arose to appeal to the religious loyalty of the
Ireland and the Home Rule Movement
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Evening primrose oil is used on the skin as well as taken internally.
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Unfortunately I found Christian Aysgarth almost as uncongenial as his sister Primrose.
ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
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The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.
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Everything in this country - daffodils, primroses, almond trees, bumblebees, nesting birds - is a month ahead of schedule.
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Primroses, cowslips, pansies, and the regular open-eyed white blossom of the wood anemone (or, to use the more elegant Hampshire name, the windflower), were set under our feet as thick as daisies in a meadow; but the pretty weed that we came to seek was coyer; and Ellen began to fear that we had mistaken the place or the season.
Our Village
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Spring comes early in the sheltered, southern bay of Monkshaven, and already the bracken was sending up pushful little shoots of young green, curled like a baby's fist, while the primroses, bunched together in clusters, thrust peering faces impertinently above the green carpet of the woods.
The Hermit of Far End
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Thus, the Conservatory Garden was pressed into service to evoke the bower—orchids, ivy, Virginia creeper, insectivorous plants and, of course, those primroses—at Down House, Darwin's home in Kent.
Evolution of a Garden
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The inferior clergy as a body were far nearer in character to Trulliber than to Dr. Primrose; coarse, sordid, neglectful of their duties, shamelessly addicted to sinecurism and pluralities, fanatics in their Toryism and in attachment to their corporate privileges, cold, rationalistic, and almost heathen in their preachings, if they preached at all.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886
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The flora of these habitat mosaics is outstandingly species-rich and includes many rare northern species, such as alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa.
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Among those who remained faithful were Lord LAMBOURNE (in the Peers 'Gallery), who had for this occasion substituted a posy of primroses for his usual picotee, and, quaintly enough, Mr. HOGGE, who had not hitherto been suspected of Disraelian sympathies.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-25
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Herbal treatments, such as ginkgo biloba, soy lecithin, grape seed bioflavonoids, sweet clover extract, evening primrose and fish oil haven't been proven to offer long-term solutions.
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There is nothing more showy in a spring garden than Polyanthus primroses.
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The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.
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We received data on places around the UK where cowslips, primroses and false oxlips are growing.
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When my primroses have served their cheerful spring purpose, it will be easy to replace them with pots of other colorful summer favorites such as mums, asters, or a geranium.
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Beyond them he saw the forbidden orchard, with cuckoo-flower and primrose, daffodil and celandine, silver windflower and sweet violets blue and white, spangling the gay grass.
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
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The warden and her volunteers had banished from the graveyard the regimental stripes of the lawn mower and the bleach lines of weed killers, encouraging instead a profusion of what nature writer Richard Mabey calls "the wild flowers of the English pastoral," such as primrose, lady's slipper and cowslip.
Stow the Mower, Stop Pulling
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Primroses bugle, greater stitchwort, violets, celandine and many more other flowers scatter the verge and banks of the large ditch along side.
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If you walk around the historic districts of Willemstad - Punda, Otrabanda, Scharloo and Pietermaai - you'll spot every hue from ochre or primrose yellow to baby blue and candyfloss pink.
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It produces large trumpet, ivory white flowers which open a lovely pale primrose yellow, fading gradually to pure white.
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Ivy climbed over the stones and other plants - toadflax, herb robert, wild strawberries, primroses - grew in a splendid profusion.
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All the sleeping things wake up – primrose, baby iris, blue phlox.
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'Tis a gurt shame, that's what 'tis," said Primrose, resentful both for her friend's riband and her own edging; "and I'd get my Willie to make her buy new, only 'tis no good asking paupers for money, because, even if they was to be sold up, all their sticks and cloam wouldn't fetch enough for a yard o 'this riband.
The White Riband A Young Female's Folly
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The greatest difficulty in raising primroses from seeds however, is sowing the seeds in the proper sort of seed bed.
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The entrance is one of the more picturesque in the Dales, especially in spring when the sides are a mass of colour from bluebells, wild garlic, and primroses.
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Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry.
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The primrose is set off by its nest of green.
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Most gardeners know - and grow - primroses and polyanthus.
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And it was nothing more, -- would have been a whit roused from its apathy by the information that the primrose is a Dicotyledonous Exogen, with a monopetalous corolla and central placentation.
Science & Education
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Vaster, more ambitious schemes were proposed, including a giant pyramidal catacomb atop Primrose Hill to house five million souls (the upper levels financed by the sale of the lower in an, er, pyramid-selling scheme), to which the seven were the sane and suburban alternative.
January « 2009 « Squares of Wheat
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My small olive-branch of fancy will be withered, in truth, and ready to drop budless from the tree, when I cease to feel a mild delight in the billings and cooings of the little birds that separate from the flocks to fly together in pairs, or in the uninstructive but mutually satisfactory converse which Strephon holds with Chloe while they dally along the primrose path.
Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
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At Primrose Hill in north London there were plenty of sledgers scooting their heels along increasingly muddy slopes in an attempt to recreate Monday's magic.
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Snowdrops, wood anemones, primroses, foxgloves and ramsons can all infuse woods with colour through sheer force of numbers.
Wildwood
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MAIN COMPONENTS Metallothionein , plant-extracting essence , evening primrose , xanthan gum , ocean essence , HA, vitamin E, MP , tocopherol.
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The map shows the known locations for bird's-eye primrose (black dots) based on the New York Natural Heritage Program database.
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Once within, he would see his works hung on primrose-yellow wails, which suit his umbrous backgrounds.
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This has been observed in pelargoniums and in the Chinese primrose, in both of which the effect was to replace the umbellate form of inflorescence by a capitate one.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
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Pale yellow primroses are also a favourite plant in our garden, but there are hundred of others to choose from with colours to suit every taste.
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If we followed your advice we'd all be walking down the primrose path to ruin.
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Ylang - Ylang , Fennel seed, Cinnamon, ginger, Evening Primrose oil and so on.
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Bird's-eye primrose has pink or lilac flowers and dusty looking leaves.
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Primrose, cowslip, lady's mantle, bugle, thrift, clustered bellflower are widely available in garden centres, but are all natives.
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Now it is to tell us that he has found yellow archangel growing under a sequestered hedge "on the left hand as you go from the village of Hampstead, near London, to the church," or that "this amiable and pleasant kind of primrose" (a sort of oxlip) was first brought to light by Mr. Hesketh, "a diligent searcher after simples," in a Yorkshire wood.
Gossip in a Library
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There were no windows inside the carriage, so Primrose's leader had to sit in silence as the carriage rattled towards Graveyard.
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Evening primrose oil and starflower oil supplements can help too.
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Below, cars crawl along on mats of shadow; further off are two long ranks of primrose-yellow taxis.
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Glynn popped up to knock one over with three minutes remaining, despite heroic defending by the men in primrose and blue.
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Around this time of year, there is a good show of daffodils, tulips, primroses, primula, helibores orientalis and other spring flowers.
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Primroses rely upon insects for propagation; at night, when the flowers are open and their scent is at its strongest, they are pollinated by moths.
The power of spring flowers
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It is time to plant out the primulas and primroses potted up from the garden when they finished flowering in late spring.
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Paint colours on unadorned pine furniture are rationed to misty greys, blues, creams and primrose yellow.
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The Floral Book collection features delicate patterns based on romantic designs in old-fashioned tones of primrose, lavender and rose.
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Evening primrose, which has been used to help us unwind for centuries, is perfect for a relaxing rubdown.
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If you find you need additional plants besides the four listed here, consider adding a bright colored potted pansy or a colorful primrose.
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I think of primroses as the heralds of spring.
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Around this time of year, there is a good show of daffodils, tulips, primroses, primula, helibores orientalis and other spring flowers.
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‘The colour is primrose yellow and national guidelines state that this or cream must be used for yellow lines in all conservation areas,’ a council spokeswoman reveals.
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Among his disciples are the well-known cello teacher George Neikrug and the late violist, William Primrose and among his students were concertmasters of major orchestras, including Joseph Silverstein.
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Many other plants are also known to produce cutaneous irritation in certain subjects; among these may be mentioned the nettle, primrose, cowhage, smartweed, balm of Gilead, oleander, and rue.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine
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Bird's-eye primrose is a diminutive plant.
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And it was nothing more, -- would have been a whit roused from its apathy, by the information that the primrose is a Dicotyledonous Exogen, with a monopetalous corolla and central placentation.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews
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Some women find that herbal remedies, such as black cohosh, angelica, evening primrose and valerian help with some symptoms.
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Examples of carrier oils are sweet almond, apricot kernel, grapeseed, avocado, peanut, olive, pecan, macadamia nut, sesame, evening primrose, walnut and wheat germ.
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Oil of evening primrose is used as a herbal medicine.
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Planting pot-grown woodland wildflowers such as primrose, wood anemone, foxglove and pink campion can further enhance the habitat.
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Auricula primroses are very different from the Candelabra and Polyanthus primroses.
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Evening primrose, wheat germ, and rose hip seed oils all make fine additives to this mask.
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And who wouldn't enjoy the sight of the first brimstone of the year eagerly supping at a garden primrose.
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Aunt Christina sat beside him knitting a primrose-coloured jumper for me.
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It was early spring, the first rathe-primroses were showing their milk-fair faces on the cliff, and the light-green leaves were beginning to uncrumple on the wind-wilted elders, when John-James appeared on a mission of his own at the Vicarage.
Secret Bread
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Primrose, cowslip, lady's mantle, bugle, thrift, clustered bellflower are widely available in garden centres, but are all natives.
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Primrose, sunflowers, sand verbena, and a number of others we cannot yet identify have exploded upon the sand dunes.
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Now we are confronted with the problem of knowing what primroses to grow.
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Some perennials are relatively short-lived; lupines and primroses, for example, may live for only 2 to 5 years, though the seed they drop often produces new plants.
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On the whole, the primrose is a poet's and a painter's flower.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
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From delicate primrose yellow in the entrance lobby to changing colour washes in bedrooms, the place glows with colour.
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Another area mimics woodland with spindle, hazel, primroses and guelder roses growing beside the path.
Times, Sunday Times
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Primroses, cyclamen and Rieger begonias, however, will flower in bright shade.
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Moral Man and Immoral Society," said Primrose, quoting the title of Niebuhr's most famous book as Lord Flaxton looked flummoxed.
ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
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Atmosphere has no abiding place, no set rules for its coming and going; when you walk upon the hills, their watchet raiment fades, and you cannot carry home the primrose mist of morning.
The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
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You can see bluebells, wild garlic and primroses all being affected.
Times, Sunday Times
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How can I stop sparrows and other birds from eating my primroses?
The Sun
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All rooms share the simple, contemporary look: dark-wood furniture and bare-board floors, primrose sheets and duvets, with black-and-white prints of the relevant winery.
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My favourite night-bloomer is the evening primrose which seeds itself all over the garden, appearing as if by magic in dull corners which it brings to light with clumps of glorious bloom often as much as six feet high.
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Everything in this country - daffodils, primroses, almond trees, bumblebees, nesting birds - is a month ahead of schedule.
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It gathered flowers from the forest floor as they walked: yellow celandine and primrose, pale anemone, pink-veined wood sorrel, purple hepatica, lilac and plum violets.
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In going to and fro the fields the moucher searches the banks and digs out primrose 'mars,' and ferns with the root attached, which he hawks from door to door in the town.
The Amateur Poacher
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The first flowering pulse of the year is yellow, characterised by lesser celandine and primrose.
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The crocus, the cowslip and its near relation, the primrose and the other early wild flowers will soon follow.
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All the sleeping shelling wake up - primrose, baby iris, blue phlox.
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Instead, he indulges his weed-mindfulness, enjoying the sight of "cow parsley and primrose in the spring" and "the fat tussocks of yarrow and plantain" in the summer.
Stow the Mower, Stop Pulling
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More than half the top 20 plants were spring flowers, including primroses, wild narcissi and lime-green euphorbias.
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Primroses are members of the genus Primula and can be perennials, biennials, or tender annuals.
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Plants such as birds-eye primrose, wild thyme, bilberry and the insectivorous butterwort will expand, creating spectacular landscapes.
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A sale of primrose and polyanthus will take place after 8 p.m. Mass on Saturday evening and Sunday morning in aid of the Graves Memorial Fund.
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Bird's-eye primrose is a diminutive plant.
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Spring flowers - celandines, primroses, violets, wood anemones - were followed by pyramid and early purple orchids, wild thyme and rockrose.
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The polyanthus are among the earliest primroses in bloom; put them to work giving color power to the season's first outdoor container plantings.
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Large carnivores, it turned out, were attracting people who wouldn't come just for the edelweiss and primrose.
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The investigators and editorialist speculate that the same is true for evening primrose oil, another source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA).
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All that's added to our evening primrose oil is a little vitamin E to help your body obtain its full goodness.
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But I do not dig graves, only cradles, for wolfsbane and moonflower, evening primrose and columbine.
Wolves and Butterflies
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The printing bungle has turned the deputy's face a luscious shade of avocado with primrose yellow undertones.
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Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei.
Grand Canyon National Park, United States
