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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: apples
Silent Sunday – Promise
Posted in Trees
Tagged apples, Blossom, Crab apple, Gardening, iPhone photography, Malus 'John Downie', Silent-Sunday, Trees in flower
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Will you go a-wassailing?
Do you want to ‘wake up’ some apple trees, so that you get a brilliant crop this year? Then you need to go a-wassailing and tonight is the night to do it. Twelfth Night, the evening of 5th January, is … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, History, Whimsy, Winter
Tagged agriculture, apples, cider, crops, Gardening, good health, Harvest, nature, orchards, perry, productiviy, tradition, Twelfth Night, wassail bowl, wassailing
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The nesting golden delicious
We were clearing the last of the fallen apples last week when we came across a funny vignette: I am not exactly sure which bird built this nest (it looks quite large and similar to examples of blackbird nests I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Trees, Wildlife
Tagged apples, Blackbird, Espalier, Gardening, golden delicious, nesting materials, nests, Wildlife
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