Tag Archives: Cambridge Botanics

Wishing you health, peace and a very Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

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 | 21 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – “Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative.” … “Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor.” *

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

* From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (by J K Rowling)

Posted in Flowers, Wordless | Tagged Cambridge Botanics, Gardening, Mandragora autumnalis, Mandrake, Photography | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – In a sweet swirl

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized, Wordless | Tagged Alpine, bulbs, Cambridge Botanics, Candy Cane Sorrel, Gardening, Glasshouse, Oxalis versicolor, Photography | 18 Comments

Autumn’s melody, played at its own tempo

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

I took this photo of a sycamore colouring up into rainbow hues a little over two weeks ago. I was impressed because we’ve not had frosts and I have it in my head that we get better autumn reds and … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Nature, Trees, Walks | Tagged autumn, Cambridge Botanics, Gardening, Hatfield Forest, leaves, Liquidambar, Photography | 18 Comments

Coming out of the woodwork ….

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

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

Ring of Fire

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

My autumn tree quest is never complete without a visit to Cambridge Botanical Gardens, primarily to check out the Liquidambar at the lake edge. It colours up quite early and is a fantastic sight, with its reflected glory in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Out and about, Trees | Tagged autumn, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Cambridge Botanics, Catalpa, colours, Gardening, golden, Indian bean, Liquidambar, nature, red, Swamp cypress, Sweetgum, Taxodium distichum, Trees, willow | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – 21/10/2015 – If Klimt had painted Autumn

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Art, Nature, Trees, Whimsy, Wordless | Tagged autumn, Cambridge Botanics, Gardens, Klimt, Liquidambar ‘Worplesdon’, Liquidambar styraciflua, red, Reflections, Ripples, Water lily leaves | 3 Comments

Phases of the Maze

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

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 | 20 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – 08/07/2015 – Acer davidii and the beautiful butterfly tattoos

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Nature, Out and about, Trees, Wordless | Tagged Acer davidii var grosseri, bark, Butterfly, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Cambridge Botanics, patterns, Trees | 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – 06/05/2015 – Graffiti at the Botanics

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Out and about, Wordless | Tagged Bamboo, Cambridge Botanics, graffiti | Leave a comment