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     Feel the heat? Hot stuff!
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    By Alan Down
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    Posted August 9, 2013

    Feel the heat? Hot stuff!

    I finally got to visit them! South Devon Chilli Farm had been on my ‘wish to visit list’ for years and, passing the door to go to one of those lovely South Devon beaches recently, I [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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    This looks like a timely initiative. https://t.co/2xoNn9My9D
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    This makes so much sense! 👇 https://t.co/jlMBWSMqRD
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    “The way you reform the NHS is by not reforming the NHS.”

    Former @NHSEngland Chief Exec @LordNigelCrisp says in order to deal with the fallout of the Covid pandemic and save the NHS, we will need to create a healthy society through a series of policy reforms

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    January 17th and the last of last year’s #tomatoes have finally ripened on the windowsill! Ok, they’re not pretty but they’ll be good for cooking. #KeepBritainGrowing #gyo https://t.co/aDDwO0wlaS
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    The #hoarfrost this morning has turned to solid ic The #hoarfrost this morning has turned to solid ice but will soon be gone. This is on hemlock. #onmydogwalk #gdnmediaguild #jackfrost #frost #frostymorning #naturalworld #botanical #iceicebaby #thenaturalworld #naturessecrets #celebratetheseason
    Freezing fog all day has transformed what some cal Freezing fog all day has transformed what some call common weeds! Teasel x 2 Common Reed Hogweed Broad leaf dock Cocksfoot grass Stinging nettle Hemlock Corn parsley and Great Willow Herb #thewonderofnature #hoarfrost #wildflowers #winterwonderland #winter #onmydogwalk #somersetlife #somerset #whimsicalwonderfulwild #botanicalpickmeup #distractionsandinspirations #underthefloralspell #thewonderinglight #jackfrost #frostymorning
    What a fascinating read! The Story of Trees and h What a fascinating read! The Story of Trees and how they changed the way we live by @florafanatica and @plantstoplant ! It’s full of fascinating stories about 100 trees of the world and a wonderful gift from @matthewsfamilyusa . My only quibble.... why no iconic #baobab? You can dip in to this one or as I did read it from cover to cover! #treesofinstagram #tree #fascinatingworld #fascinatingnature #wildwood #treesforlife #natureisbeautiful #theconstantlycurious #allthingsbotanical #allthatsbeautiful #botanical #botanicalpickmeup #arborist #arboretum #dendrology
    Don’t waste your #ChristmasTree - #upcycle it to Don’t waste your #ChristmasTree - #upcycle it to protect plants! Cut branches off, lay on bedding plants and insulate others such as these bananas. #gardentip #gardenideas #inmygardennow #inmygarden #wastenotwantnot #recycle #recycling #banana #tropicalplants #winter
    Less frost here this morning but spotted this #hoa Less frost here this morning but spotted this #hoarfrost on Hylotelephium Herbstfreude (Sedum Autumn Joy) yesterday. The wonders of #nature !
    Old #orchards are valuable #wildlife havens. Here Old #orchards are valuable #wildlife havens. Here are 5 different fungi on old apple trees, dead ivy and elder in my neighbour’s old #orchard. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), Gillet Cap (Tubaria app), Jews Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae), Stag’s Horn or Candle Snuff (Xylaria hypoxylon) and another I can’t identify. I’m an amateur at #mycology so happy to be corrected!
    Prompted by @tonyhall_1 of @kewgardens I post Ilex Prompted by @tonyhall_1 of @kewgardens I post Ilex aquifolium Bacciflava - the yellow berry form of common our native #holly. Never a favourite with #birds but eventually eaten. #berries #gardentreasures #winter #wintergarden #gold
    Good to see these early #blooming #hellebores perf Good to see these early #blooming #hellebores performing reliably and providing some #winter cheer! The first two pics are of Helleborus #Christmas Carol #inmygardentoday and the second two of H. x ballardiae Cinnamon Snow. Both excellent #christmasroses . #december #wintercheer #winter #helleborus #aseasonalyear #aseasonalshift #myquietbeauty #morningslikethese #botanicalpickmeup
    #wreaths and #stars using as much natural material #wreaths and #stars using as much natural material as possible. The first two are on our home and the last inside. Happy Christmas everyone!
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