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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
The 2015 Hampton Court Flower Show – A First-timer’s Impressions
I visited the 25th Hampton Court Flower Show on Saturday, the penultimate day, after several days of stonkingly intense heat (OK I am British and have thick blood). I’ve never been before and I had high hopes of something like … Continue reading
Top of the Pops …. or I love poppies
Yes, I love poppies: Flanders poppies, opium poppies, oriental poppies, Shirley poppies. I also stare longingly at the acid loving varieties, but make do with the varieties I can grow here in Alkali Land. Luckily, with the Shirley poppies providing … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Plants, The home garden
Tagged beauty, Bees, Beetle, Flanders poppies, Flowers, nature, opium poppies, oriental poppies, Poppies, Shirley poppies
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Wordless Wednesday – 17/06/2015 – Mist Kissed
Posted in Nature, Plants, The home garden, Wordless
Tagged David Austin, English Rose, Flowers, nature, pink, raindrops, Rose
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Wordless Wednesday – 03/06/2015 – The delightful, gossamer flowers of the paper mulberry tree
Posted in Nature, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Broussonetia, Broussonetia papyrifera, Flowers, nature, Paper mulberry, pink, Trees
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The Many Faces of the Walnut – Up close and personal
The walnut trees are flowering now. You might blink and miss the event though. The dangling male catkins don’t last all that long, especially if the wind gets up at all. The female flowers are tiny, opening at the ends … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Flowers, Juglans, National Collection, Walnuts, Wimpole Hall
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