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“Designers want me to dress like spring, in billowing things.
I don’t feel like spring. I feel like a warm, red autumn.”
~ Marilyn Monroe
Forage in November for:
Alexanders, Chickweed, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hawthorn berries, Bullaces, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
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In a Vase on Monday – A 6 inch challenge
Cathy@ramblinginthegarden has hosted In a Vase on Monday for the last 6 years. An astounding endeavour and commitment! Well done and thanks, Cathy. To mark each anniversary a challenge is set. This year’s gauntlet was to restrict the dimensions of … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged 6 inches, chrysanthemums, flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, inkpots, Persicaria, Salvia
2 Comments
Late, late season plums … those would be bullaces
I’ve recently discovered that the fruit tree opposite the gardeners’ bothy at Wimpole is not just an oddly prolific, especially late-season plum, but is actually a Bullace. I’d never heard of them before! Both physically and in taste, bullaces lie … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Foraging, fruit, Trees
Tagged Bullace gin, Bullace jelly, Bullaces, Cricksies, Fruit growing, Gardening, orchards, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
5 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – On the hunt
Tina @mygardenersays hosts Wildlife Wednesday on the first Wednesday of each month. Check it out!
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged Ants, birds, Gardening, Green woodpecker, nature, Photography, Wildlife, wildlife gardening
6 Comments
Six on Saturday – Walking through the Botanics
I dropped my son off in town this morning and while he got creative, on a writing course, I hared around town on a few errands, until it rained. Then I headed for the Fitzwilliam Museum for a wander and … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday, Trees
Tagged Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Cork Oak, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, Winter protection
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A blanket of leaves or a leaf blanket?
Posted in autumn, Trees, Wordless
Tagged anthocyanin, autumn colour, Gardening, Photography, Trees
3 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – A lot of love and friendship
So we expected (and had) a frost last night. Temperatures dropped to -1 deg C, firmly in frozen water territory, so that has given the kiss of death to many plants flowering in the garden. Happily, like many gardeners I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvia Amistad, Salvia Love and Kisses
21 Comments
