Tag: auricula

Open Gardens Auricula Concerts

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We enjoyed two beautiful afternoons playing The Auricula Suite concert amongst the flowers at Beacon Garth, Ivor Innes’ lovely Edwardian Arts and Crafts House in Hessle, East Yorkshire with fabulous garden by Tim Barnett.

Beacon Garth Auricula Suite
Beacon Garth
Rich, Lou & Dexter

The Auricula Suite

Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard

Visit our home page The Auricula Suite

The Auricula Suite

We enjoyed two beautiful afternoons playing The Auricula Suite concert amongst the flowers at Beacon Garth, Ivor Innes’ lovely Edwardian Arts and Crafts House in Hessle, East Yorkshire with fabulous garden by Tim Barnett.

Auricula Suite by Adrian Rolfe Photo by Adrian Rolfe

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You can listen to or download The Auricula Suite album here:

The Auricula Suite: It all started because we are musicians with a garden full of Primula auricula flowers…

Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard

Visit our home page The Auricula Suite

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A Posse of Primula Auriculas

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It’s auricula flowers galore in the garden. In the limelight today are Dales Red, Taffeta, Lazy River, Eden Greenfinch, Sumo, Rowena, Powder Puff, Old Gold, Helen Ruane, Clouded Yellow and the little double, Trouble.

Have a look at our latest Auricula Suite posts here https://auriculasuite.net/the-blog/

The Auricula Suite

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, Lazy River, Eden Greenfinch, Sumo, Rowena, Powder Puff, Old Gold, Helen Ruane, Clouded Yellow and the little double, Trouble.

Click on a flower to see the full bloom and scroll along…

The Auricula Suite: It all started because we are musicians with a garden full of Primula auricula flowers.

The Auricula Suite an album of songs tells a re-imagined story of a historical journey to a new land. Inspired by folk tales of the alpine flower – the Primula auricula – and its 16th century journey to England with the Huguenot refugees, it is a tale of love and loss, persecution and a new beginning.

This is a bonus track from the album, spoken word…

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One N or Two?

Posted on by Loudhailer UK in Auriculas, Songs and Stories

It’s auricula flowers galore in the garden this week. Have a look at our latest Auricula Suite posts here https://auriculasuite.net/the-blog/

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The Auricula Suite

At the top, Primula auricula Winnifred, gold centred alpine on the left and border auricula Winifred on the right. That’s the difference between one N and two. Both in flower today, both beautiful.


The Auricula Suite: It all started because we are musicians with a garden full of Primula auricula flowers.

The Auricula Suite an album of songs tells a re-imagined story of a historical journey to a new land. Inspired by folk tales of the alpine flower – the Primula auricula – and its 16th century journey to England with the Huguenot refugees, it is a tale of love and loss, persecution and a new beginning. Listen to My Ancestors were French here…

Visit the home page The Auricula Suite

Auricula photographs © Richard Duffy-Howard

Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard – Visit our Loudhailer Home Page

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Primula auricula Loudhailer

Posted on by Loudhailer UK in Auriculas, Loudhailer Electric Company, Songs and Stories

Something really unexpected has happened and we are over the moon! It all started because we are musicians with a garden full of Primula auricula flowers.  We are totally chuffed to find out that we have had a beautiful new flower named in our honour by specialist auricula growers Robin and Annabel Graham of Drointon … Continue reading Primula auricula Loudhailer →

Flower like a Greenfinch

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Today's Primula auriculas - Lazy River, Sweet Pastures, Grey Hawk, Clouded Yellow, Eden Greenfinch (colors like a greenfinch), and an unknown border we found in a Rotary Club car park plant sale. The cold frame is bursting at the seams and even the names of the flowers are fabulous. Rich took these gorgeous photos. Just click on … Continue reading Flower like a Greenfinch →