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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
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Lanhydrock, a Victorian manor set in a green tapestry
Just South of Bodmin in Cornwall is a large National Trust property called Lanhydrock. I don’t think that it is particularly well known, but we had the opportunity to visit it on holiday recently. I already had some interest in … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Out and about, Plants
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Tagged Agapanthus, Astilbe, Bodmin, Cornwall, Gardening, Ginger Lilies, granite, Herbaceous, Lanhydrock, Lichen, manor house, National Trust, nature, Plantlife, Robartes, Thalictrum, Yew topiary
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