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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 19 – Ponds/Lakes – MintTodays postbis about a plant that most people know about and have tasted. The Mint (Mentha) plant comes in several varieties: Apple Mint (Mentha villosa) Corn Mint (Mentha arvenis) Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Spear Mint (Mentha spicata) Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Whorled Mint (Mentha verticilla) There are many other varieties (around…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 18 – Nature Walk – Bramble/BlackberryThe humble Bramble/Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is a staple plant of many hedgerow and thicket. Its distinctive thorny creeping tendrils flowering with white flowers during the summer and rich tasty fruit in the autumn provide a source of food for a wide variety of animals, birds and humans. The thorny bush…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 17 – Nature Walk – ElderberryAt this time of year the Elder (Sambucus nigra) is a common sight along paths with its white flowers (elderflowers) in full bloom. A haven for insects and bees to feed on. Also the time to gather the flowers to make a refreshing elderflower cordial drink. Only take what you…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 16 – Garden – NettlesThe good old Nettle or Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). Some people hate them, some love them. I am in the latter camp and the Nettle is a great part of any landscape. A plant that butterfies love and live on to being a culinary plant for use in the kitchen.…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 15 – Garden – BeesThis time of year the flowers on our Pyrocantha hedge (also called Fire Thorn hedge) are in full bloom and attracting insects. From Spiders lying in wait for prey to Bees collecting pollen and pollenating the plants as they go. There are many different species of bees that visit the…
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