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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: RHS Hyde Hall
Wordless Wednesday – Snippets from a timed entry to Hyde Hall
Posted in Flowers, Out and about, Wordless
Tagged box caterpillar, Dry gardens, echiums, Gardening, Giant sunflowers, Photography, RHS Hyde Hall, Rudbeckia trials
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Wonderful Hyde Hall
As a birthday treat we took ourselves off to RHS Hyde Hall last weekend. There’s so much to see and explore in the gardens that I feel myself torn in multiple directions. Steve let’s me run around from area to … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Winter
Tagged Dry gardens, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, RHS Hyde Hall, vegetables, Winter Garden
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Lost in the plot @RHSHydeHall
Last week we visited Hyde Hall in Essex. Hyde Hall is one of the RHS‘s flagship gardens, but it is in fact a relatively new creation. As recently as 1950 it was just a windswept farm on a bare hilltop. … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Vegetables
Tagged #Growyourown, Achocha, Dahlias, Gardening, litchi tomato, Photography, RHS Hyde Hall, vegetables
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