Herbs and Wildflowers

BeeHappy You"ve gone into the detail perfectly.

I think I have thought that too in the past @strongylodon when I saw them up at the woodland first.. only now in my garden am I seeing the full wonder.... I just love natures wonders..

@HarryS Oooooo I doooo LURVE Dandelion & Burdock ... If you're a fan you must try this one it's scrummyFentimans dandilion & burdock - Waitrose

Near where I live, the dunes approaching the beach have been beautifully planted by Mother Nature Beehappy. One "corridor" has masses of evening primrose and vipers bugloss to create a lovely hazy blue/yellow scene in summer. Swathes of red, white and pink valerian too are delightful. Thyme...

Maybe save some of the seed and grow it in a more sensible spot next year. I love the pink version, you don't see it very often.

It was in the back of me head, good job google helped me spell it though

I scattered some butterfly and bee seeds in early spring and tonnes of Borage came up, which the bees ABSOLUTELY LOVE!!!!!!!!! It's ALWAYS covered with them and so, I am going to let it self seed almost everywhere for them! Luckily I think it's a beautiful plant too, so I will be as happy as...

If I get desperate later on then I might take you up on that Yeh I thought the same except I get the feeling that some people might see it as "interfering with wildlife" sort of thing. I figured a bit of research about the rules would be a good idea.

...also called yellow rattle, e.g. In chilterns seed catalogue

I undertook a wildflower planting scheme in our village nearly 20 years ago, and all the species have now become established in a wider area. Rather than single seeds, I sowed a small pinch. Plants from spring sown perrenial seeds should be big enough to plant out amongst grass in autumn, and...

....Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta, AKA Hairy bittercress).Found an absolute beauty growing next to my Mum's bushy area (of the lawn, you dirty-minded individual!!) and it was over ten inches long ! Beat that!!!Pic to prove. See if you've got a bigger hairy one and post proof. P.S...

Is that you Mr snow blower @Sandy Ground I shall 3D print you a shovel. A very nice and bright orange one that's silent and fluorescent, so you'll always be able to find it!

Did you put a picture of it in the Plant ID thread here at GC ?

@FloraPie our Zigs makes wine from almost anything.

@IceColdRum How are your herbs ten months on ? If you happen to be passing with a camera.. @Anthony Rogers energy absorbing and giving rocks/pebbles in the herbs!

Hi @redstar I use a fragrance and dye free dish detergent and with the water that would normally go down the sink.. it gets poured over this herb instead. It grows in a spot that gets covered with spent eucalyptus leaves and it couldn't care less. Looks amazing and as well as a gorgeous...

I remember it. Of course, someone had to produce a version that couldn't be shown on TV - or here. You'd have to Google Magic Roundabout (mucky version). It's not offensive but not PC.

@ChrisLincoln How are your Rosemary bushes going now?

I can't remember if we had a fungus thread, if we have can admin move these, if not I guess they won't do any harm here! Just a few of what we saw on a U3A nature walk at Culpepper's Dish. Dorset.Bracket Fungus.Mini Brackets.Fly Agaric.A 'Beech' something or other!Amethyst...

Another chance to see the wild flowers (and other stuff) at Tamarisk Farm's Open Day on Sunday 7th August 2016 ... 10.30am - 4pm But another event I'll miss due to committing myself to take our daughter to work at a local NT property.