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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 October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Tag Archives: Flowering trees
Wordless Wednesday :- Words for snow
Our little sliver of an old Chivers orchard has erupted into a blizzard of white:
Posted in fruit, Spring, Trees
Tagged Blossom, damsons, Flowering trees, Gardening, Greengages, Photography, Plum, sloes, stone fruit
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Wordless Wednesday – A blushing silver pear
Posted in The home garden, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Flowering trees, Gardening, Photography, Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula', Silver Pear
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Wordless Wednesday – Wintersweet
Posted in Trees, Wordless
Tagged Chimonanthus praecox, Flowering trees, macro, Wordless Wednesday
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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
