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     Gardening for Butterflies and Moths
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Gardening tips, Visit Britain, Wildlife
    Posted August 24, 2019

    Gardening for Butterflies and Moths

    Gardening for butterflies and moths; have you considered doing it in your garden? I’m surprised at how many butterflies and moths I’ve seen so far this year. This got me wondering what we all [...]

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     Sculpture by the Lakes visit
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardens Visited, Visit Britain, Wildlife
    Posted June 23, 2019

    Sculpture by the Lakes visit

    Sculpture by the Lakes is located near Dorchester in the beautiful county of Dorset. For several years I had been wanting to visit. Then the opportunity arose to go with Tintinhull Garden Club so [...]

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     Magnolias at Kew Gardens
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening, Gardens Visited, Plant Focus, Trees and Shrubs, Visit Britain
    Posted April 9, 2019

    Magnolias at Kew Gardens

    Magnolias at Kew Gardens can be seen over several weeks every spring but lucky for me I struck lucky and for once timed my visit to perfection. I’d planned to visit the magnolias at Kew [...]

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     The Snowdrops at Elworthy Cottage
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbs, Gardens Visited, Visit Britain
    Posted February 14, 2019

    The Snowdrops at Elworthy Cottage

    I just had to see the snowdrops at Elworthy Cottage. I’d intended to go before but somehow had always ended up visiting the bigger places. These had huge carpets of ‘ordinary’ [...]

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     FOGGY BOTTOM GARDEN AT BRESSINGHAM GARDENS
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardens Visited, Hardy perennials, Ornamental grasses, Trees and Shrubs, Visit Britain
    Posted November 9, 2018

    FOGGY BOTTOM GARDEN AT BRESSINGHAM GARDENS

    Foggy Bottom Garden adjoins the Dell Garden at Bressingham Gardens- a garden that I’ve recently written about. Whilst the Dell Garden is a mecca for hardy herbaceous perennial plant enthusiasts, [...]

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     THE DELL GARDEN AT BRESSINGHAM GARDENS
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    By Alan Down
    In Bulbous plants, Gardens Visited, Hardy perennials, Ornamental grasses, Visit Britain
    Posted November 8, 2018

    THE DELL GARDEN AT BRESSINGHAM GARDENS

    The Dell Garden at Bressingham Gardens is a mecca for hardy herbaceous perennial plant enthusiasts. The Dell Garden was created by Alan Bloom during the nineteen sixties and seventies and is as [...]

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     Oudolf Field at Hauser and Wirth update
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardens Visited, Hardy perennials, Ornamental grasses, Plant Focus, Visit Britain
    Posted November 1, 2018

    Oudolf Field at Hauser and Wirth update

    Oudolf Field at Hauser and Wirth update A visit Bruton was overdue as I needed to have an Oudolf Field at Hauser and Wirth update! I had intended to visit during late summer when more perennials [...]

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     Scottish Buddhist Monastery
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    By Alan Down
    In Travel, Visit Britain
    Posted October 12, 2018

    Scottish Buddhist Monastery

    Scottish Buddhist Monastery A Scottish Buddhist Monastery in Scotland? Yes, there really is! Having visited a few in Nepal and Sikkim I was skeptical when friends suggested a visit to the Samye [...]

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    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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    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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