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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Author Archives: Frogend_dweller
Silent Sunday – The New Year, 2023
Posted in Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, East Anglian countryside, National Trust Gardens, New Year, Parkland, Walks, Wimpole Estate
6 Comments
Six on Saturday – All that sparkles …
Now -6°C is a bit of a shock to the system, after months of double digits! In the bits of the garden that haven’t seen the sun (or admittedly fantastic blue skies) the frost is building up into rather beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Berkheya purpurea, Erigeron karvinskianus, Frost, Gardening, Ice crystals, Oca, sub zero temperatures
22 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Final Day: Burning down the house
Oh no! We’ve reached the last of Cathy’s annual Week of Flowers postings. That week has taken us from meandering, warm autumn weather to sharp, chilly winter days. The meme has been a welcome counterpoint to that change. It’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #AWeekofFlowers, Gardening, helianthemum, orange, Photography, Rock rose
15 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Day 5: Peony Power
We are racing through Cathy’s annual Week of Flowers share and I love the floral glory that I am seeing through her posts and links. It’s also been rather enjoyable scrolling through (rather a lot of) photos on the computer … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #WeekofFlowers, Flowers, Gardening, Peonies, Peony 'Bowl of Beauty', Photography
22 Comments
Cathy’s Week of Flowers: Day 3 – Floral sunshine
It’s Day 3 of Cathy’s flower-sharing challenge to cheer up these damp, gloomy days we seem to have settled into at the start of winter. Today I wanted to share one of the most cheerful sights I can think of … Continue reading
Posted in Wildflowers
Tagged Buttercups, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Ranunculus, wildflower meadow
17 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Off to a bright start …
Today I am joining Cathy from Words and Herbs for her delightful, annual meme ‘A Week of Flowers‘, which was conceived to help counterbalance the dark, dank days of this time of the year in the northern hemisphere. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #AWeekofFlowers, cheerfulness, Flowers, Gardening, Geum 'Totally Tangerine', orange, Photography
23 Comments
#NationalTreeWeek 2022 – Day 2 : Land Art -> Trees
I really enjoy the different perspective that Land Art brings to bear on the natural world. It is a creative, inviting and challenging art form. I’d love to make some myself … and maybe, one day, I shall. (Although, no … Continue reading
#NationalTreeWeek 2022 – Day 1: A Star
26th November The annual celebration of trees and start of their planting season in the UK begins today, so I thought that I would share a photo of one of my favourite trees at Wimpole. It is a huge London … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Cambridgeshire, Favourite trees, Gardens, London Plane, Trees, Wimpole Estate, Winter Lights
5 Comments
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