Alan Garner says:
August 31, 2016 at 2:55 pm

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Beautiful!

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- dogwooddays says:
  August 31, 2016 at 3:15 pm
  
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  Love them so much because of my childhood memories of bright orange, pink and red blooms following the sun throughout the day. Remind me of childhood summers in the garden 😁
  
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Another afternoon of snicket diving - mapping the oldways of #Hitchin - its paths, back alleys and treeline tracks. Many of these pathways have been walked for centuries, remnants of open field systems that remained, unchanged, whilst many other UK fields in the 1700s/1800s were enclosed, losing these routes forever.

Still hanging on, a cheerful sight when I got back from my afternoon walk...

This is a pristine peat bog - it supports a diverse ecosystem including sundews, black darter dragonflies and breeding curlews. Peat bogs also provide carbon sequestration, 70% of UK water supplies and flood defence. Why would we destroy habitats like this for our gardens? By using peat-free composts and supporting the restoration of peat bogs we can preserve these habitats for the future - more on the blog this weekend on the amazing peat bog restoration work of @dalefootcomposts - link in bio. Image credit: Dalefoot Composts

Peat bogs are a crucial habitat for breeding birds like the Golden Plover and are essential for our water supplies, carbon sequestration and wildlife. I've spent the past few weeks researching peat bog ecosystems and following the work of founders of @dalefootcomposts, Professor Jane Barker and Simon Bland, who lead teams restoring peat bogs across the UK. It's important we know how valuable these ecosystems are so that we can protect them... (Link to blog article in bio)

Lovely afternoon watching the wildfowl at Paxton Pits: Gadwall, Shoveler and Green Sandpiper were the kids' favourites.

All Gold is still going strong. Wonder if it'll make it to Christmas again?

The November chills have woken shy winter clematis 'Jingle Bells' and boisterous 'Freckles'. What's still awake in your garden this week?

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