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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Tag Archives: annual
Wordless Wednesday – FEED ME!
Posted in Flowers, The home garden, Wordless
Tagged annual, climbers, Cobaea scandens, Gardening, Photography, Purple, Rocky Horror Show
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Wordless Wednesday – You may need sunglasses for some of these dazzlers
Posted in Nature, Plants, Wordless
Tagged annual, bright colours, cut flowers, everlasting, Flowers, Gardening, Gardens, Helichrysum bracteatum, Strawflower
2 Comments
Kiss me over the garden gate – but only if you have a ladder!
I like to experiment with new plants each year and with a nickname like Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Persicaria orientalis sounded like an entertaining annual to try to grow from seed. It’s an old-fashioned cottage garden plant, growing to 4ft (~1.2m) apparently. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Plants, The home garden
Tagged annual, Gardening, growing from seed, kiss me over the garden gate, Looking Good, Persicaria orientalis, plants, tassles
31 Comments
