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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
Forage in May for:
Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
Tag Archives: Wimpole Estate
Silent Sunday – The New Year, 2023
Posted in Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, East Anglian countryside, National Trust Gardens, New Year, Parkland, Walks, Wimpole Estate
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#NationalTreeWeek 2022 – Day 1: A Star
26th November The annual celebration of trees and start of their planting season in the UK begins today, so I thought that I would share a photo of one of my favourite trees at Wimpole. It is a huge London … Continue reading
Posted in Trees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Cambridgeshire, Favourite trees, Gardens, London Plane, Trees, Wimpole Estate, Winter Lights
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Wordless Wednesday – A Sentinel in the Landscape
Posted in Trees, Wordless
Tagged Landscape giants, Oak, Ornamental trees, Photography, Quercus cerris, Trees, Turkey oak, Wimpole Estate, Wimpole Folly
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Poppy Parade
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Papaver nudicaule, Papaver orientale, Papaver rhoeas, papaver somniferum, Photography, Poppies, Wimpole Estate
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Carpets of Cowslips
Posted in Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Cowslips, Primula veris, Wildflower-rich meadows, Wildflowers, Wimpole Estate
11 Comments
Wimpole Sunflowers under Van Gogh Skies
Several areas in the Walled Garden at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate have been planted up with mixes of sunflowers. This brings in tons of wildlife in the form of pollinators and, as of last week, seed eating birds. Plus … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, National Trust, No Dig, Photography, Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh, Walled Gardens, Wimpole Estate
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Hello Wimpole, my old friend …
I’ve come to tend to you again. Yay! With the re-opening of some National Trust parks and gardens, a phased return of volunteers has begun at Wimpole Estate. Cautiously and where it is safe to do so (i.e. no indoor … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, National Trust, Photography, Volunteering, Walled Garden, weeding, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – A Sniff of Spring
Posted in Bees, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Blossom, Chinese sour cherry, Gardening, Photography, pink, Prunus pseudocerasus 'Cantabrigiensis', Scented, signs of spring, Trees, Wimpole Estate
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National Tree Week 2019 – Day 4: The Wild Service Tree and making connections
In celebration of … continuously learning new things. I’ve been working at Wimpole Hall for about 10 years now and I would say that I am familiar with most of the trees growing there, so it was with some surprise … Continue reading
Posted in fruit, History, Trees
Tagged British native tree, Chequers trees, Gardening, Horticulture, Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service tree, Wimpole Estate
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