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“Nor will I then thy modest grace forget,
Chaste Snow-drop, venturous harbinger of Spring,
And pensive monitor of fleeting years!”
~ William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder, Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum Blossom, Sweet Violets
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Tag Archives: Salvia uliginosa
Six on Saturday – Ripe for the picking
21/09/2019 Well, what a glorious week that was! But it’s been cold in the mornings. The car said 4.5 deg C on Tuesday morning and the heating came on unexpectedly on Monday morning (since I hadn’t bothered to turn the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Food, fruit, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, American Pokeweed, Canna indica, Caryopteris clandonensis, Gardening, Ivy bees, kiwi berries, Salvia uliginosa
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In a vase on Monday – Hints of Autumn
This last damp week has seen a number of late flowering stalwarts succumb to mould, including: zinnias, celosia and my dark-leaved basils. The flowering heads on these plants have just keeled over. They look a bit like those floppy Resusci … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Flowers
Tagged flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Mina lobata, Photography, Salvia uliginosa, Sunflowers
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In a Vase on Monday – Three Salvias
Frost has wiped out the zinnias and amaranthus in the borders and so today we cleared these areas, ready for planting tulips later in the week. And that is how I found myself bringing home a bunch of blue clary … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvia horminum, Salvia involucrata, Salvia uliginosa, Salvias
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In a vase on Monday – Berries and bees
To join in with Cathy’s In a vase on Monday post today I have been inspired by the cover of the hot-off-the-press seed catalogue from D.T. Brown, because there is something deeply satisfying about those soft fruit and berry colours. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Plants
Tagged Bees, Caryopteris, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvia uliginosa, Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
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