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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: Flowers
Wordless Wednesday – A trumpet worth blowing!
Posted in Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, Mirabilis longiflora, Photography, scented flowers
14 Comments
Poppy ‘Amazing Grey’
I’m sure you all know how it is when you’ve been away for a few days and, as you approach home, suddenly become desperate to see how the garden has got on without you (usually fine, of course!). Well, yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, Papaver rhoeas, Photography, Poppies, Poppy 'Amazing Grey'
26 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Sadie and a quarry full of yellow cowslips
Posted in Sadie, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalkland flowers, clunch pit, countryside, Cowslips, Flowers, Labradoodle, Photography, Primula veris, Quarries, Sadie, Yellow
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday: Easter Flowers
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalkland flowers, Easter, Flowers, Pasque flowers, Photography, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Purple, Therfield Heath, Wildflowers
12 Comments
In a Vase on Monday: Flurries of White
We spent Easter Sunday in the garden, including a picnic by the pond, in glorious sunshine with greengage and damson blossom bursting around our heads. Wonderful! In the gentle breeze an odd petal or two drifted down on to the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, Blossom, flower arrangements, Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Narcissus, Primroses
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Christmas, Flowers, Gardening, Health and Happiness, Photography, red, Sadie
21 Comments
A Week of Flowers: Day 6 – 27/11/2020
Continuing to day six of Cathy’s (Words and Herbs) uplifting flower-sharing week … and hopefully spreading a little cheer round the web. Today I am thinking that you can’t beat poppies: Click the link to enjoy more beautiful blooms.
A Week of Flowers:Day 4 – 25/11/2020
Cathy at Words and Herbs is spreading cheer and sunshine this week (22-28th November) by posting daily flowery pictures. She has asked everyone to join in if they can, to combat Lockdown, Covid and other stresses and worries. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged cheerfulness, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Sunshine, tulips
15 Comments
In a vase on Monday – Lazy Herb Salad
For lunch at the weekend I ‘prepared’ a lazy salad fresh from the garden: ‘Erbette’ perpetual spinach, beetroot leaves, chives, parsley, coriander, mizuna, red veined sorrel. I washed the leaves and stood them in a pint glass of water for … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, The home garden
Tagged Borage, Flowers, Gardening, Herbs, In a vase on Monday, lovage, marjoram
16 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – So this is when Vincas look good!
The garden has turned distinctly mushy over the last couple of days. Lots of plants and seed heads have lost their backbone. Our patio archway, which is covered in acres of green passionflower vine is now looking like it’s had … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Vinca major
11 Comments
