Lì xià – Chinese start of summer
Blue bells ring in the turning of dandelion time. Hedgerows waking up welsh poppies and wall pennyworts
Category: Seasonal living
Wonder Woman
Biofeedback reminding us of our brilliance. Peony and Sweet woodruff of lushness. Mint of abundance
Foxglove foliage and harts tongue ferns unfurling
Planting gifts of Angelica and Lovage Flower seeds and currant bushes Dandelion clocks scattering seeds I send mine too dreams sailing off into the cosmos Climbing crimson roses winding their glorious way to us
Butterflies and moths
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Wild garlic and rhubarb
Cuckoos and dandelion clocks South easterly winds scatter blossom forget me nots and bluebells burst into blue seagulls and crows a jet black cat soaking up the sunshine and having it stroked in Flies darting to and fro in the sunlight and the dappled shadows dancing across the grass chased by a tiny tortoise the Read more about Wild garlic and rhubarb[…]
Garden notes
The site of old dreams re emerges With a beautiful view and a wood pigeon Two flowers serve as reminders One yellow as the sun with a dark heart The other white as the moon with a bright sunny heart The wolf in me picks up the scent Tracing it forward through the Fens to Read more about Garden notes[…]
April / May moon gardening
Aries lunation 12th April – 11th May 2021 12th April – New Moon. Dream, Plan, Believe Weekend 17th April – Waxing crescent Sew crops that develop below ground. Parsnips Weekend 24th April – Waxing gibbous Sew crops that develop above ground. Runner beans Tuesday 27th – Full moon Harvest, Weekend 1st May – Waning Gibbous. Rack & weed Bank holiday Monday Read more about April / May moon gardening[…]
Ash Wednesday
Coming out of hibernation and walking the garden dreaming and scheming digging up carrots, hands in fine compost