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“The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets
Forage in December for:
Alexanders, Chickweed, Garlic Mustard, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hawthorn berries, Cleavers, Rowan Berries, Hairy Bittercress, Honesty
Tag Archives: Gardens
#NationalTreeWeek 2022 – Day 1: A Star
26th November The annual celebration of trees and start of their planting season in the UK begins today, so I thought that I would share a photo of one of my favourite trees at Wimpole. It is a huge London … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Cambridgeshire, Favourite trees, Gardens, London Plane, Trees, Wimpole Estate, Winter Lights
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Nothing but Daylilies!
Last Thursday a colleague told me about a local specialist nursery that holds a National Collection of daylilies (Hemerocallis). It is called Strictly Daylilies and is based in Histon, just north of Cambridge. How did I not know about them!!? … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged Daylilies, Gardening, Gardens, Hemerocallis, National Collection, Photography, specialist nurseries, Strictly Daylilies
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The Exotic Garden at RHS Wisley
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged Cannas, Exotic gardens, Gardens, iPhone photography, musa basjoo, palm trees, RHS Wisley, tropical planting
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A glimpse of Wimpole Hall in February
Posted in Spring, Wordless
Tagged cherry blossom, Crocus, Daffodils, Gardens, Iris reticulata, Wimpole Hall
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Wordless Wednesday – The Garden of Evening Mists
Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall
Tagged evening mist, Gardens, Photography, sunset, Wimpole Hall
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Wordless Wednesday – Sunrise over Wimpole’s South Avenue
Posted in Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardens, Lime trees, National Trust, Parkland, Photography, South Avenue, Wimpole Hall
7 Comments
A weekend of proverbs … or the early bird catches the worm
Over the past few weeks my son and I have spent our spare moments sellotaping, glueing and papier-mache-ing bits of cardboard together to prepare our entry for the Haslingfield Scarecrow Festival. This year’s suggested theme was ‘Proverbs (biblical or otherwise)’ … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Out and about
Tagged dogs, Gardens, Haslingfield, papier-mâché, Proverbs, Scarecrows, street art, village life
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Wordless Wednesday – Daffodils: A visual antidote
Wimpole Hall is owned by the National Trust. In a statement about the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday 17 March 2020 the National Trust said that … Although Wimpole Hall, Farm, restaurant, visitor welcome, shops are now closed until further notice, … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Spring, Uncategorized, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Coronavirus (COVID-19), Daffodils, Gardens, National Trust, Photography, spring bulbs, Wimpole Hall, Yellow
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Trapeze artists … and other high wire performers
In spite of all the named storms and gusty weather sweeping across the country, our bird feeders have been exceptionally busy throughout February. In fact there is a correlation: The nastier the weather the more likely we are to see … Continue reading
Posted in birds, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged Bird feeders, blue tits, Chaffinches, Gardens, goldfinches, nature, Photography, Wildlife
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