Tag: Wildlife
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Books for a Wild Crossroad
This crossroad in my life is an opportunity to change direction more in accordance with my values, interests and skill set. So, fortified by online research with a list of recommended reading from Isabella Tree and armed with my trusty library card, visited my local branch where they only stock one of the titles, and…
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Gnome Sweet Home
The seedling Geraniums sprouted on a patch of moss that was growing over aggregate concrete. It had been undisturbed because the garden birds enjoyed dust baths there and we enjoyed watching their antics. I took some of these seedlings yesterday, carefully removing grass but keeping the moss and transplanted them to the edging around the…
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Reasons to be Cheerful
Three cheers for the National Trust as they plough on ahead whilst others squabble. Especially as I can pat myself on the back for including some of the species they mention. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/03/national-trust-to-plant-1200-hectares-of-flower-filled-grassland-in-devon The opening of this introduction resonated with me so that I simply had to buy it after reading >>> ‘There is a common…
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Worth the Effort
Nothing became trapped in the basin overnight. The angle of the branches was easily fixed by propping them on the plant baskets. The corkscrew rush Juncus effusus Spiralis is sat on top of an upturned flower pot to put it in the right water depth level and the spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum is placed…
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(In)Action
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions I found this link last evening and woke up full of enthusiasm to create a gravel pool (listed on the gravel gardens link, lots of splendid ideas here) so spent some hours attempting to discover answers for the obvious questions. Google interpret pool as ‘swimming pool’, mainly; it worked so much better when search…
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On Safari
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/26/damned-as-dangerous-but-ragwort-is-full-of-life I do enjoy my florals, grown quite a few from seed, bought bedding and a couple of more expensive specimens. But it must be said that the most fascination has come from my two prize weeds – Ragwort and Spear thistle. Originally, I kept the Ragwort because of the interesting leaves, knowing nothing about…
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Where are all the heroes?
Once upon a time, I read a story. The gist of it has remained for decades, it concerned the futility of attempting to control and tame nature. I don’t recall anything else about it. I felt that futility yesterday looking over the damage wrought by the heat. Even the stately spear thistle is wilting. The…
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