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Quote of the day:
“… 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: Cornus mas
Six on Saturday – A spring in my step
27/02/2021 So the greenhouse windows opened automatically this week for the first time this year (that I’ve noticed) and Steve cut the grass for the first time in roughly four months! In fact, my title was almost ‘The first cut … Continue reading
Delicacies from Delicious Dogwood
A couple of years ago I discovered that you could actually eat the fruits of the dogwood tree Cornus mas, aka. the Cornelian Cherry. So much fruit set that year that in August the bushes became shiny red beacons in … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Food, Recipes, Trees
Tagged cooking, Cornelian Cherries, Cornus mas, Gardening, Grow you own, Moraba, Preserves, Sharbat
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The Bodacious Cornelian Cherry!
Don’t worry, this post is nothing to do with Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (though I’m secretly fond of the film), it is about Cornus mas, otherwise known as Cornelian Cherry. But funnily enough, it turns out that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Nature, Recipes, Trees
Tagged Cornelian Cherries, Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas, crop, Food, fruit, Harvest, Jam, jelly, pectin, ripe, setting, tree
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Of Tongues and Fingers and Stars
Soon the main blossom storm from all the fruit trees will begin in a pink and white froth of sloe, damson, plum, pear, apple, cherry flowers. You’ll notice the loaded trees and you can’t miss the wedding-worthy carpets of petals … Continue reading
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