Conkers to come later in the year,the horse chestnut trees are now in flower.
Saturday 30 April 2011
Thursday 28 April 2011
Cowslip
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Cow Parsley
Monday 25 April 2011
Cuckoo Pint
Arum Maculatum is now displaying its unusual flowers.
Also known as Lords and Ladies,Cuckoo Pint ,Jack in the Pulpit and even Willy lily it certainly inspires the imagination to produce so many common names.
It will later produce spikes of orange berries.
The crushed roots were once used to produce starch .
Also known as Lords and Ladies,Cuckoo Pint ,Jack in the Pulpit and even Willy lily it certainly inspires the imagination to produce so many common names.
It will later produce spikes of orange berries.
The crushed roots were once used to produce starch .
Sunday 24 April 2011
Wild Garlic
Wild garlic is now in flower and almost looks like snow on the ground in this picture in Woodchester park
Wild garlic leaves and flowers can be used in cooking and on this walk we stopped for lunch at the Wild Garlic Restaurant in Nailsworth and sampled their excellent mussels with wild garlic
Wild garlic leaves and flowers can be used in cooking and on this walk we stopped for lunch at the Wild Garlic Restaurant in Nailsworth and sampled their excellent mussels with wild garlic
Saturday 23 April 2011
Bright green
You may think we have tweeked this photo but we can assure you that this represents the spring colour of some of the trees around here at present. This photo of a maple was taken at Westonbirt Arboretum yesterday where there is every shade of green that you can imagine at the moment. We hope you can get out and enjoy this lovely Easter weekend.
Friday 22 April 2011
Dandelion
Much hated by gardeners for spoiling their lawns and flowerbeds is the Dandelion. This year seems to be a particularly good year for the humble Dandelion.
The name is thought to come from the French "dent du lion" as the flower petal resembles the yellowing tooth of a lion but when I once asked a Frenchman about this he said " Non c'est le piss en lit" referring to its alleged diuretic properties!
The name is thought to come from the French "dent du lion" as the flower petal resembles the yellowing tooth of a lion but when I once asked a Frenchman about this he said " Non c'est le piss en lit" referring to its alleged diuretic properties!
Thursday 21 April 2011
Oak out before Ash
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Lambs
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Apple Blossom
Monday 18 April 2011
Bluebell Woods
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Ransome
The pungent green leaves of Wood Garlic now cover much of the woodland floor. At this stage the young leaves can be eaten as you walk along or used in salads and other dishes where they can replace chives or onions. Soon the lower part of our Cotswold beech woodland will be a carpet of white flowers and green leaves.
Monday 11 April 2011
Sparrow Hawk
Friday 8 April 2011
Hawthorn
Thursday 7 April 2011
Spring Lambs
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Swallow
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Monday 4 April 2011
Bluebells
Sunday 3 April 2011
Mothering Sunday
Today is Mothering Sunday. We are now midway through Lent and in this country it was the day when young British girls and boys who were "in service" i.e. worked in a large house, were allowed to visit their family. They were allowed to bake a cake to take along (traditionally a Simnel cake) or pick a bunch of flowers or vegetables from the garden to give to their mums.
This beautiful flowering "Yoshino" cherry is originally from Japan where the centuries old practice of "Hanimi" was to picnic under the flowering cherries. I think it is a bit chilly here for a picnic today.
Saturday 2 April 2011
Magnolia
Norway Maple
Friday 1 April 2011
Blackthorn
Blackthorn blossom shows up strikingly white as it comes out before the leaves and contrast with the dark branches.
The Blackthorn is a common hedgerow tree and is a member of the plum family producing small plum like fruits called sloes later in the year. These can be be used to colour and flavour gin.
The wood was traditionally used for the teeth of hay rakes.
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