Happymarion - you have not flooded the blog at all, but enriched it with fascinating information! So glad I blog about some of your favourite topics. I enjoy your comments (and learn from them) and think my blogs are much better for them x x
just thinking about deforestation being the cause of the terrible floods in Brazil and the damage that none native plants are doing to this Country, really good that people are looking to the hedgerows for inspiration,just hope that everyone knows the differance between native species and these foriegn inports that are causeing so much trouble.
Collins New generation Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe has been my "Bible " on native species for a long time,kaycurtis, and our marvellous Botanic gardens work hard to give us displays. There is a garden full of Welsh rare native flowers in the Welsh National Botanic Garden and the Bristol one has collections of natives in the Somerset levels, the Avon and Cheddar Gorges and soon the Quantocks and Mendip regions. People who live near or in London can "go down to Kew in Lilac Time" and see the native alpines in the rockery cascade. Combining an interest in botany with gardening I find makes both subjects much more exciting and, if you add an interest in our native fauna as well you eliminate all of the hassle like weeds and pests - their no longer are any.
I would love to know the first recorded evidence of lavender in England? I have conflicting evidence so far. Romans v Normans. Hope someone can put me out of my curiosity? Living in the Nene Valley I cant see why the Romans could grow vineyards, but didnt bother with Lavender and all its usefull healing propertys. Ta for the new book source Happymarion
Sorry to offend anyone, but I live in an end terrace with a 3 x 5 front garden and pots in a rear yard, any ideas other than strawberries and hanging basket tomatoes. oops said the wrong thing again.
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