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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: pollination
Wordless Wednesday – Carder Bee vs. the Black Hole
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Annual climbers, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, Ipomoea 'Black Knight', Morning Glory, Photography, pollination
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wind-crossed lovers
Posted in Flowers, Nature, The home garden, Trees, Whimsy, Winter, Wordless
Tagged catkins, Corylus avellana, Gardening, hazel, macro, Photography, pollination, Wind pollination
8 Comments
Bumbling towards summer
Yesterday I was planting out some of the flowers and vegetables bursting from their modules in the greenhouse. So I was head down in the borders and beds for much of the day. There was a lot of humming going … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden
Tagged Bees, Bumblebees, crops, Insects, nature, pollination, Wildlife
2 Comments
