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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
Forage in May for:
Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
Tag Archives: Horticulture
National Tree Week 2019 – Day 4: The Wild Service Tree and making connections
In celebration of … continuously learning new things. I’ve been working at Wimpole Hall for about 10 years now and I would say that I am familiar with most of the trees growing there, so it was with some surprise … Continue reading
Posted in fruit, History, Trees
Tagged British native tree, Chequers trees, Gardening, Horticulture, Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service tree, Wimpole Estate
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Wildlife Wednesday – Funny faces and anthropomorphised gestures
Posted in The home garden, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged #wildlifewednesdway, Horticulture, muntjac deer, newts, Photography, swallowtail moth, wildlife gardening
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Wordless Wednesday – Hillside lavender fields in Hitchin
Posted in Flowers, Out and about, Wordless
Tagged Hitchin Lavender Farm, Horticulture, Lavendula, Photography, Pick-Your-Own
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Wordless Wednesday – Walnut flowers
Wimpole Estate looks after a National Juglans Collection and they are in flower during May.
Posted in Flowers, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Horticulture, Juglans, National Collection, Photography, Walnuts, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Good Bones
Posted in fruit, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Apples and Pears, Cordons, Espalier, Fans, fruit, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, Pruning, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – An Enchanting Cardinal Climber
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Annuals, climbers, Gardening, Horticulture, Ipomoea x sloteri 'Cardinal Climber', Morning Glory, Photography
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Wordless Wednesday – A Prickly Fellow
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Cotton Thistle, Gardening, Horticulture, Onopordum, Photography, Spikes
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Wordless Wednesday – Alternative stories
Sometimes it is hard to choose which photo should be posted on Wednesday each week. Here is a small selection of unseen, alternative monthly stories for 2017 Wordless Wednesday posts:
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Bee Orchid, fruit, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, red walnuts, seeds, Shirley poppies
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Mushy medlars make marvellous marmalade
A dreadful title I know, but once there were three words beginning with the letter ‘m’, I just couldn’t stop myself. In fact I’ve made jelly, not marmalade, from some medlars that I gathered last month. The reason that I … Continue reading
Posted in fruit, Recipes, Trees
Tagged cooking, Gardening, Horticulture, jelly, Medlars, Mespilus germanica, Photography, Recipes
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It’s National Tree Week – Let’s celebrate!
National Tree Week (a UK festival) was introduced in 1975 and is a celebration of all things ‘Tree’. It coincides with the beginning of the winter planting season and here is the promotion poster for this year. As a long-term … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Winter
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Balance, Gardening, Henry Bunner, Horticulture, Oaks, Poetry, tree planting
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