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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: Photography
Wordless Wednesday – Iris ‘Benton Menace’
Posted in Wordless
Tagged bearded irises, Benton iris, Gardening, Iris 'Benton Menace', Photography
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Six on Saturday – Honey all round
07/05/2022 Thankfully, we’ve had rain this week. A good amount, as it turns out, and on several days too, including this morning. I was very relieved to see it fall, in spite of having to drive to Kent through thick … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Billbergia nutans, Dicentra, Gardening, Honey lilies, honeywort, papaver rupifragum, Photography, Wisteria
14 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Beds of Norfolk Reed
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged coastal environment, Norfolk, Norfolk reed, Photography, Phragmites australis
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ah! Winter Heliotrope
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Petasites fragrans, Photography, Winter heliotrope
14 Comments
A Week of Flowers #Day7 – Flowers and Friends
Since the beginning of December Cathy at Words and Herbs has been running ‘A Week of Flowers‘ to cheer and brighten our lives. It’s been an absolutely delight to dip into so many people’s passions and favourites. I’ve loved it! … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Hoverflies, Photography, pollinators, wildlife gardening
16 Comments
A Week of Flowers – #Day6
Something was tugging on a memory as I was admiring the gloriously sunny flower of Leucospermum ‘Goldie’ in Kris Peterson’s #Day4 flower post. Now I know that can’t grow such an exotic plant here in England, but … and then … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged A week of flowers, Centaurea macrocephala, Gardening, Giant knapweed, Photography, Yellow
10 Comments