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“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Wordless Wednesday: Easter Flowers
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I know a blogger I follow in this country has posted photos of these beauties. I think it might have been a fellow who lives in Montana, but I’m not sure. What I’m certain of is that they’re beautiful, They remind me of one of our clematis species, which is deep purple and a collection of closely packed stamens.
Oh I know what you mean! I have a clematis alpina, that looks a lot like them and flowers at roughly the same time. Thanks.
I’ve heard of this place… wildflower perfection!
They are delightful. I am amazed that you’ve heard of Royston, but the site of such an expanse of pulsatillas is certainly rare in the UK.
I may have learned about it from a previous post of yours!
Lol. Good memory then!
How lovely, especially as these spaces where nature can just do its thing without interreference (or without being eaten by sheep?) are so rare now. Is the hill part of a nature reserve?
Yes, it is part of the Therfield Heath Local Nature Reserve and SSSI. They do use sheep (late autumn/winter) in a controlled way in the area to graze the rough scrub, which tends to grow up.
Beautiful photos of these lovely flowers. They also grow on a hill near our old house, but are all blue…. the chalky soil perhaps? Thanks for sharing!
That must be such a wonderful sight too! This is also chalk land, but maybe the blue is a local variant?
How fabulous to see these growing naturally.
Gosh, as Paddy says, how lovely to see them in the wild!