Tag: Wild flowers
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Nature and the Mind Pirates
(Or ‘Why does this blog exist?’) The original idea was simply to provide a few bee plants that were robust and able to maintain themselves with minimum attention or interference from me. But it all took on a life and momentum of its own, which has taken me by surprise. Apart from the few bought…
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Taking Stock & Serendipity
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/15/six-ways-heatproof-garden-provide-shade-make-compost-leave-weeds The garden looks devastated. The black kale was stripped by cabbage white caterpillars, looks like it’s trying to keep growing so will leave it for now and watch with interest. The gathering clouds over the meadow need to do more than promise, even the mistletoe is looking wilted. As this garden had been abandoned…