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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: red
In a Vase on Monday – Weather Watchers and Peonies
My vase today is simply filled with beautiful peonies. They smell wonderful. The heads are fully open and frilly, because I picked them several days ago. They didn’t come from my garden. I went to a local Pick Your Own … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Out and about
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, flower farming, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Peonies, Photography, red
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Christmas, Flowers, Gardening, Health and Happiness, Photography, red, Sadie
21 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A Red Walnut
Posted in Food, Nature, Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, Juglans regia 'Red Danube', National Collection, Photography, red, Walnuts, Wimpole
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – PoP! goes my heart *
* From the Hugh Grant/ Drew Barrymore rom com ‘Music and Lyrics’ – seemed like an appropriate reaction to these glorious poppies!
Posted in Flowers, The home garden, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Hugh Grant, Papaver orientale, perennials, Photography, Poppies, red
17 Comments
In a Vase on Monday: Hedging my bets
It is large-scale, mechanical hedge-cutting season here in the Fens. The rule of thumb is to get it all done before the end of February, before the birds start nesting in earnest. Most of the time the results have the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged ash, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, lime, red, Trees, twigs
27 Comments
Rainbow leaves and growing old gloriously
Last weekend, as we were driving along the A14 to a university open day, it was quite startling to see how many trees are already colouring up for autumn in spite of the indian summer we have been having of … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Nature, Trees, Whimsy
Tagged anthocyanin, autumn, bowl, carotene, Chlorophyll, colours, Gardening, leaves, papier-mâché, pigments, red, scenescence
11 Comments