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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: weather
The sad tale of a frost damaged wisteria
Having missed a year, this year’s early spring pruning of the wisteria over the pergola was certainly an overdue, dramatic and necessary affair. In fact the whippy offcuts were so entangled that my usual trick of weaving them together into … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, The home garden
Tagged Frost, Gardening, ice damage, Photography, racemes, weather, Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena'
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Merry Christmas – One and all!
So this morning, Christmas Eve, we were greeted with a spectacular red sky. This typically means that the good weather has passed, most likely heralding a change for the worse. Tomorrow is predicted to be dreary, with thick cloud here … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, The home garden, Winter
Tagged birds, Christmas, Feeding wildlife, red sky, weather
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Wordless Wednesday – 15/07/2015 – Bejewelled Grasses
Posted in Grasses, Plants, The home garden, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged drizzle, Grasses, Hordeum, mist, nature, Pennisetum, rain, weather, wet
5 Comments