It’s Easter Sunday today, so I thought I’d post a photograph of a pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris). This flower gets its name because it flowers around Easter time, with ‘pasque’ being like ‘paschal’, i.e. ‘relating to Easter’. (But I haven’t figured out whether the name should be one word or two. Pasqueflower or pasque flower? Both seem to be used.)
The Easter holiday tends to be a really busy time in the garden. Everything has started to grow very fast so that any old dead growth needs to have been cleared away to allow it space. (I leave the old foliage on some plants over winter to help protect them against frost.) The weeds are growing quickly too, so the battle with them keeps me busy. It seems like an unlikely and very distant dream that I might someday have a fairly weed-free garden!
But it’s seed-sowing that becomes the biggest rush for me. I really shouldn’t leave it so late. Everything else always feels so urgent and this year I’ve taken extra time to dig a pond. (That is going quite well and I’m hoping to have it done before the ground dries out and becomes really difficult to dig.) Now I need to get those seeds all sown and hope that all the tiny seedlings will have time to catch up…or they can just flower a bit late if they like!
With all the frantic gardening, it would be easy to forget to enjoy the garden itself and the tremendously sunny and warm weather we’re having this weekend. So I will make a point of sitting down for a while and just enjoy the outdoor scene for a bit. (That’s if the cat will let me have my seat…he thinks I put it in a nice sunny spot just for him!)
Whatever you’re doing this weekend, whether you celebrate Easter (or even have a long weekend for that matter), I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some sunshine and the natural world. Happy Easter!
Ann Mackay: Inspired by Nature 
I love Pulsatilla SO much and your photo is simply outstanding! Isn’t the detail of the yellow centre amazing? Sunshine in very short supply here this weekend 😦
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Thanks Liz! Your comment makes me happy! I love these and I’m enjoying seeing them in the garden at the moment. 🙂
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Gorgeous flower, Ann!
Easter Greetings to you and your loved ones!!
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Thank you Indira! I wish you and your family a happy Easter too! 🙂
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Happy Easter Ann! Can hardly wait to see pix of your pond when you are done.
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Thanks Syd! I’m looking forward to being able to take pond-side pics in future! 🙂
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I don’t grow pulsatilla, but always enjoy seeing it. Your photo is lovely, and captures its essence.
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Thank you Ali! 🙂 They’re good to grow here because they like the soil and they can cope with drought – very helpful in this area!
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What Easter weather we enjoyed. Hope you got a chance to have a sit down between gardening.
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I did – I had to find a bit of shade to put my seat in – fantastic! (The cats reckoned the seat was meant for them…typical, hehe!)
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What a beautiful flower♥️! I’m glad you’re remembering to sit down😁
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I’m glad you like it Laurel, thank you! I did get some time sitting in the sun – after reclaiming my chair from Ellie. Wherever you want to sit in our house or garden, one of the cats always seems to have got there first. Good job that they’re usually happy to be transferred to a lap! 🙂
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