Skip to content

Dogwooddays

Life, Nature and the Garden

Home
About
Publications
Gardening
GYO
Unusual Crops
Foraging
Plot to plate
Cutting Patch
Flowers
Design
Kids
Sustainable/Community
On The Wild Side
What’s In A Name?
Write Plant Write Place

Wordless Wednesday

July 27, 2016

My sunflowers mean summer is really here

Like this:

Like Loading...

Posted in: Flowers, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged: Giant sunflower, Sunflower, Wordless Wednesday

Post navigation

How To Grow Your Own Thai Curry

Side gardens and shared spaces

Dogwooddays Blog

Hi, thanks for visiting the blog. I’m Nic – a garden and nature writer based in Hertfordshire. I’m also a peat-free gardener, keen birdwatcher, inveterate bookworm and mum to two budding growers. Join me as I follow my crops from plot to plate, explore new plants and share the wonder and beauty of the nature world…

Follow Me

View mydogwooddays’s profile on Facebook
View @nicmama’s profile on Twitter
View dogwooddaysgardener’s profile on Instagram
View nic3858’s profile on Pinterest
View 103279111525133735112’s profile on Google+

Last of the summer tomatoes...

Wow! So pleased to have been shortlisted for the Beth Chatto Environmental Award by the @gdnmediaguild for my piece on peatbog restoration, to help ecosystems that support birds like this beautiful golden plover.

Back in York after too many years - excited about the first full day of talks and discussions at #newnetworksfornature

Since #rewilding our modest suburban garden - letting the lawn grow, adding native wild flowers, leaving climbers, shrubs and seedheads to develop naturally - there are now so many more birds, including voleries of my favourite - the bumbarrels. #autumnwatch

Sloe gin: tick. Quince gin: next up...

Last of the Chilean guava crop frozen to add to porridge in the depths of winter 🧣

Feeling a bit down today until I saw the great tits bathing in next door's blocked drainpipe as I was doing the washing up. Made me chuckle and reminded me of the uplifting power of garden wildlife.

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Facebook

Facebook

Follow Dogwooddays on WordPress.com

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

My Favourite Blogs

Nature Notes

Nature Notes November 14, 2019
The Falcon and the Gleam. The rain and wind has flattened the strip of long, uncultivated grass on the awkward corner of an arable field. A vole runs from my feet. Last night, a barn owl hunted here. I only heard it’s urgent ppsshhhht as it quartered the field, but two days earlier, I glimpsed … Continue reading Nature Notes
nicolawriting

Landlines: Nature Writing

‘A Year in Kingcombe’ by Anita Roy October 30, 2019
Today’s guest blog comes from one of the finest new voices on the British nature writing scene, Anita Roy, with extracts from her wonderful account of a calendar year at Kingcombe in Dorset. First published month by month in Little Toller’s online nature journal The Clearing , the diary quickly gained a devoted following. It is now […]
carminamusic

The Unconventional Gardener

GoffW: 97473.18 November 15, 2019
Get ready for launch, it's time for the latest edition of Gardeners off World!
Emma

Gardens, Weeds and Words

Day 321: indoor plant faffing November 17, 2019
The weather has been filthy all week and, though here in Kent we’ve got away pretty lightly this time around and I’ve been able to garden right through, it’s still made a pleasant change to spend some time with plants indoors…
Andrew O'Brien

Mark’s Veg Plot

Shutting up shop for Winter October 12, 2019
I haven't posted anything here for ages, so you probably guessed this: I'm shutting up my blog for the Winter.My garden looks bedraggled and messy at present, and there is very little for me to write about. Who wants to see photos of my last few tomatoes, still holding out against the encroaching Blight?My remaining cucumber plants are still produc […]
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Willis)

Blog Stats

48,780 hits

Disclaimer

Nic Wilson and Dogwooddays do not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally. Always ensure it is legal to forage and where identification is concerned, if in doubt, leave it out.

Copyright Notice

© Nic Wilson and Dogwooddays, 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Nic Wilson and Dogwooddays with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Click here to read the Privacy Policy

Blog at WordPress.com.

Post to

Cancel

Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address

Cancel

Post was not sent - check your email addresses!

Email check failed, please try again

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

%d bloggers like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply