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Echium, Three Cornered Leek and Courgette

19 May

1   Along our road are a couple of Echiums in flower so that you can see how big and beautiful they are. (I showed you our baby ones a couple of days ago.) They hum with bees!

Echium in flower

Echium in flower

2      Down the lane there are masses of Three Cornered Leeks. If you look carefully, you will see the triangular stems.

Three Cornered Leek

Three Cornered Leek

3   I have planted our Courgette out today in mushroom manure to help them grow. I have protected it with a cane cage to keep the wind and the cats off.

Courgette planted and protected

Courgette planted and protected

 
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Posted by on May 19, 2015 in Beauty, environment, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

 

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Bee Garden, Moon Garden and Galette Jalousie

18 Jan

1   It’s lovely to think of Spring on these grey days and to think of what to be planting this year. Here are some to plant for the bees. We have lots of them already and will make sure we have all the others somewhere too.

Plant these to save bees

Plant these to save bees

2   We are also planning on planting a moon garden, one that lights up in moonshine and where the scent of the flowers is particularly strong at night. We’ll plant it in the front garden so that visitors and passers by can also enjoy it.

Our reference book for our new garden

The reference book for our new garden

3   We are out tonight at a Music evening with a Bring and Share supper. I’ve just taken this Caramelised Onion Galette Jalousie out of the oven and it is cooling ready to transport later.

Galette Jalousie with Caramelised Onions

Galette Jalousie with Caramelised Onions

 
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Posted by on January 18, 2014 in baking, Beauty, bees, Food, garden, music, photography, Postaday 2014

 

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