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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Tag Archives: #NationalTreeWeek
#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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National Tree Week 2019 – Day 7/8: The dichotomy of the Prickly Castor Oil Tree
So here is an exotic, tropical-looking tree (height ~25m), often grown to give a jungly feel to a garden, that can rather surprisingly take temperatures of down to -40 deg C. Yes, it’s seriously that hardy. It’s name is Kalopanax … Continue reading
Posted in Trees
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Gardening, Kalopanax septembobus, Photography, Prickly Castor Oil tree, Wildlife
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National Tree Week 2019 – Day 2: This year I am planting … a Sweet Chestnut
So, Sweet Chestnut was my tree of choice to plant out in the garden from yesterday’s candidates, but until I’d discovered whether it could be lifted from the nursery area without damage, it wasn’t a dead cert. Happily, it turned … Continue reading
Posted in The home garden, Trees
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, #TreeChampion, Castanea sativa, Gardening, permaculture, Sweet Chestnut tree, Trees
5 Comments
National Tree Week 2019 – Day 1: First, select your tree
National Tree Week (#NationalTreeWeek – marking the start of the UK winter tree planting season) takes place from today, 23rd Nov to 1st Dec this year and the Tree Council are encouraging us all to become #TreeChampions. In practical terms … Continue reading
Posted in The home garden, Trees
Tagged #FibonacciDay, #NationalTreeWeek, #TreeChampion, @TheTreeCouncil, Gardening, Sweet Chestnuts, tree planting
3 Comments
Six on Saturday – Eeek, it’s December
01-12-2018 Oh wow, it’s December already. Have you got your advent calendars out? Have you got all your spring bulbs in? I’ll be honest, I’ve been beavering away on this task on and off all week to meet the end … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, #SixOnSaturday, Gardening, Indian Bean Tree, Photography
19 Comments
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
19 Comments
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