George Swinford’s… Powder Puff?
Today’s selection of auriculas from the cold frame all have fabulous names. They are beautiful flowers with gorgeous scents too of course. So, here they are, under the lights this morning, Primula...
View ArticleWho will be auricula #106?
Last night Rich asked me to guess how many different Primula auricula cultivars we have in the cold frames in the garden. I guessed about 50, but it turns out the answer is 105. So he made a table of...
View ArticleHarmony at the Club
Crikey, it’s been snowing round here this week. good job the auriculas like it the cold weather. They’ve lasted really well this year, but still, it’s getting towards the end of the auricula season. A...
View ArticleNature’s Jewels in the News
There’s a lovely colourful feature about specialist auricula growers and Chelsea Gold Medallists Robin and Annabel Graham of Drointon Nurseries near Ripon in the Northern Echo Magazine. You can read...
View ArticleLoudhailer and Friends Close the Show
It’s been another terrific year for our auriculas and the cold frames have been full of colour and and scent for weeks. As summer approaches they are coming to the end of the season. The highlight of...
View ArticlePrimula auricula Loudhailer
It’s been a fabulous auricula season, coming to a close now. The highlight of our auricula year has got to be specialist growers Drointon Nurseries naming their new cultivar ‘Primula auricula...
View ArticleA Posse of Primula Auriculas
It’s baking hot in the garden today – the sunniest day of the year, the hottest early May bank holiday on record, and the auricula flowers are beautiful. In the limelight today are Dales Red, Taffeta,...
View ArticleFlower Gallery 2018
We’ve got a few more Auricula Suite concerts this spring, and there are only a few auriculas still in bloom. So, let’s celebrate the season with a gallery of photographs of our favourite auricula...
View ArticleUntil Next Year…
As the summer solstice is round the corner and the auricula season is over we have finished our Auricula Suite concerts for this year. Thoroughly enjoyed playing our songs amongst the flowers at Beacon...
View ArticleThe Auricula Suite
Welcome to The Auricula Suite website, we hope you enjoy it The Auricula Suite is a set of songs dedicated to the little alpine flower, the Primula auricula, and its history. It tells a re-imagined...
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