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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
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Tag Archives: seeds
Six on Saturday – Snippets and seeds
It’s been a mad week: A wedding coming up this weekend, so clothes etc. to sort out, family to gather up from universities, food to prepare for an autumn feast at work, plus a special birthday to attend. On Monday … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Flowers
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, chrysanthemums, Cosmos, Gardening, Photography, seeds, Six on Saturday, Symphyotricum
14 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Alternative stories
Sometimes it is hard to choose which photo should be posted on Wednesday each week. Here is a small selection of unseen, alternative monthly stories for 2017 Wordless Wednesday posts:
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Bee Orchid, fruit, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, red walnuts, seeds, Shirley poppies
21 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Success! Let there be many baby Titans
Time to sow the seeds of success!
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Amorphophallus titanum, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Fertilisation, Gardening, Photography, seed sowing, seeds, Titan Arum
8 Comments
Presents, seeds and cons? The adventure begins …
Yesterday’s post saw the final packet of seeds bought by my son as a birthday present for me pop through the letterbox. Since he knows that I like to try new plants every year, he went online and chose a … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Plants, Whimsy
Tagged cucamelons, Gardening, monkey-faced orchids, Rainbow rose, seeds, trials, unusual fruits
19 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Empty Nest Syndrome
(Sorry. I’m on week 2 of adjusting. Lots of odd jobs are getting done.)
Posted in Nature, Plants, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Globe artichoke, Life, Photography, seeds
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Blowing in the wind
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Plants, Whimsy, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Anemone × hybrida, dispersal, Gardening, Honorine Jobert, Japanese anemone, macro, Photography, seedhead, seeds, wind
6 Comments
The satisfaction of winnowing the seed from the chaff
Winnowing : – To free seed of chaff by fanning with wind or a forced current of air. I like the thought that I’ve been winnowing. It feels a very earthy and ancient activity and as a bonus I am … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Plants, The home garden
Tagged free saved seed, Gardening, Harvest, Persicaria orientalis, Seed swaps, seedheads, seeds, Seedy Sunday, threshing, winnowing
10 Comments
Oh dear – too long in the airing cupboard!
The situation was not helped by tying the bag handles together at the top. With rotting at the tip (caused by damp at the point of contact with the bag), I lost 4 out of 9 seedlings. Sad face. That … Continue reading
I can pompom ….
The tropical section of the greenhouse at Cambridge Botanical gardens contains many wonders, including a phenomenal example of the Jade vine (end of March), but packing a punch at this time of year (early March), due to its brilliant colour, … Continue reading
Posted in Whimsy
Tagged Calliandra haematocephala, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Powder Puff Tree, seeds
2 Comments
Hankering after Sanguisorbas
Apparently, Sanguisorbas are the height of fashion now, so I am on trend, hurray! I’ve tried growing them from seed a couple of times over the years from packets received from the RHS members seedlist, but for whatever reason I’ve … Continue reading
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