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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Tag Archives: Wimpole Estate
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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Wordless Wednesday – Rain-induced Bad Hair Day!
Posted in Trees, Wordless
Tagged Broussonetia papyrifera, Gardening, National Trust Gardens, Paper mulberry, Photography, Trees in flower, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Walnut flowers
Wimpole Estate looks after a National Juglans Collection and they are in flower during May.
Posted in Flowers, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Horticulture, Juglans, National Collection, Photography, Walnuts, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Good things come in small packages
Posted in Flowers, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged bulbs, Dwarf irises, Gardening, Iris reticulata, meadows, Photography, Wimpole Estate
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Wordless Wednesday – Good Bones
Posted in fruit, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Apples and Pears, Cordons, Espalier, Fans, fruit, Gardening, Horticulture, Photography, Pruning, Wimpole Estate
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