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Quote of the day:
“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 February for:
Alexanders, Bittercress, Burdock Roots, Cleavers, Chickweed, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips
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Tag Archives: Spring
Rooks just want to have fun …
Rooks are very social birds and don’t I know it! They call out all the time. It is like living above a pub. The (currently) three-nest rookery is in the tops of the ash trees just a garden away. I … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden
Tagged corvids, Corvus frugilegus, nature, Rooks, Spring
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I love crocuses
Unfortunately, so do the mice and voles! This vole bit through the stem and then dropped the beautiful goblet. Presumably it was going for the nectar. Happily, the bees love the nectar they provide too and their goblet-shaped flowers trap … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden
Tagged Apis mellifera, Bees, Crocus, Nectar, Pollen, Spring, Voles
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Snowdrops: Easton Walled Garden Displayed
OK, so my first impression was of a quirky, but empty garden. Where were the snowdrops for instance? (Comparisons with the acres at Chippenham Park and Anglesey Abbey coming to mind). Later, after walking round much of the grounds, I … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged Easton Walled Garden, Lincolnshire, snowdrops, Spring
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