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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
Tag Archives: Cambridge Botanics
Wishing you health, peace and a very Merry Christmas
Help Wanted by Timothy Tocher Santa needs new reindeer.The first bunch has grown old.Dasher has arthritis;Comet hates the cold.Prancer’s sick of staringat Dancer’s big behind.Cupid married Blitzenand Donder lost his mind.Dancer’s mad at Vixenfor stepping on his toes.Vixen’s being … Continue reading
Posted in Whimsy
Tagged #MagicAndMayhem, Cambridge Botanics, Christmas, Glasshouse umbrella display, Santa hats
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Wordless Wednesday – “Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative.” … “Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor.” *
* From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (by J K Rowling)
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Cambridge Botanics, Gardening, Mandragora autumnalis, Mandrake, Photography
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Wordless Wednesday – In a sweet swirl
Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized, Wordless
Tagged Alpine, bulbs, Cambridge Botanics, Candy Cane Sorrel, Gardening, Glasshouse, Oxalis versicolor, Photography
18 Comments
Coming out of the woodwork ….
Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina) is like something conjured from a science fiction film, but it is real and it is breaking out of the ground right now. Just look at the clusters of little hooded figures with their sinister overhanging … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Spring, Whimsy
Tagged aliens, broomrape family, Cambridge Botanics, Gardens, Lathraea clandestina, Parasitic plants, Purple toothwort
12 Comments
Phases of the Maze
I think mazes are tremendous fun: From the glorious, historic hedge mazes of palaces and castles (e.g. Hampton Court, Hever Castle) to the local Victorian yew hedge maze in Saffron Walden. I invariably get lost in them too, even though … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about, Plants, Whimsy
Tagged Anemanthele lessoniana, Cambridge Botanics, Hampton Court, maize, mazes, medieval village, Pheasant's Tail grass, Saffron Walden, Turf maze
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