A snapshot of garden life…
During a brief respite from my week of work I decided to take a few minutes out to look at my garden and appreciate what was growing in it. If that sounds daft then I should explain that over the years I have put a lot of work into my patch […]
Identifying wild flowers….
The lesser celandine is a remarkable looking flower, you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a buttercup at first glance with its striking colour and like the buttercup of which it is a family member, it grows abundantly in the British Isles.
Ranunculus ficaria as it is scientifically known can be found spread […]
Photographs and information on hoof fungus….
Ever wondered what those strange fungus growing on the sides of trees are?…..
On a recent visit to Linwood Warren Project with my brother we came across these strange looking fungi and decided further investigation was needed. Not that either of us thought they could be edible, which they are NOT, […]
Photographs of wood anemone….
Like daffodils and snow drops, the wood anemone is one of our first Spring flowers. Ever wondered what those carpets of white flowers which border woodland paths are? that’s the wood anemone.
Late March and early April signal their arrival and they are easily identified by their ability to spread across the ground […]