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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 September for:
Cornelian Cherries, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Wild Hops, Blackberries, Elderberries, Damsons, Hazelnuts, Wild Strawberries, Sea Buckthorn Berries, Walnuts
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Tag Archives: Cambridge Botanics
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
8 Comments
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
20 Comments
Virtual Reality and the Japanese Cherry
Standing at the top of a bluff, overlooking the lake in the sandstone garden at Cambridge Botanics, is my favourite tree in the garden. Ok, I might need to use the word favourite for other examples there, but it remains … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Trees
Tagged Cambridge Botanics, CGI, fractals, Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata 'Alboplena', Trees, Virtual Reality
3 Comments
