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Author Archives: Frogend_dweller
Wordless Wednesday: Purple Reign – A Crown of Wisteria
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In a Vase on Monday – Lilac: A symbol of passion and love
Lilacs: They have such a short, but deliciously fragrant flowering season. They make me think of France and village fetes and bunting and trips to quaint tea shops. Did you know that lilacs are part of the olive family, Oleaceae? … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged aquilegias, Columbine, Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Lilac, Photography, Purple, Spirea, Syringa vulgaris
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Making a wildlife pond: First water …
Just like ‘First Light’ on new telescopes, except that this is for our new wildlife pond. So, drum roll please, as the first drops of water start to fill the pond: Last autumn we got rid of the 6m hexagonal … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – The secret life of Arums
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Wordless
Tagged Arum lilies, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Spadix, spathe, Wildflowers
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Wildlife roundup for April – My, what a long tongue you have!
All the better to … reach the nectar. Take a look at the length of this tongue for instance: This is the Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) and is a new bee to me this spring. That is not quite … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, birds, Wildlife
Tagged bee fly, Gardening, Hairy-footed flower bee, Magpies, Photography, Swallows, Tawny mining bee, wildlife gardening
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April flowers – You’re the ones that I want!
Chloris at The Blooming Garden has a fantastic range of spring flowers and she has select her favourite ‘ten’ for April in this post, giving me plenty of ideas for next year. Meanwhile, these are my current favourite plants around … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Spring
Tagged Arum, euphorbia, fritillaries, Gardening, Photography, Ribes, spring bulbs, tulips
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Wordless Wednesday – A certain lightness of spirit …
Snowy mespilus (Amelanchier lamarckii)
Posted in Trees, Wordless
Tagged Amelanchier lamarckii, Gardening, Photography, Serviceberry tree, Snowy mespilus, Spring
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