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Wordless Wednesday

July 20, 2016July 22, 20162 Comments

Bee heaven

Another customer

Spiky but full of food

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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…

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Nature Notes

Nature Notes January 17, 2021
Sleeting. The snow begins to fall at daybreak and continues sporadically throughout the day. For the first two hours it comes down fast and settles thickly, then turns to sleet, then rain, then back to snow. The woods provide a brown-screen backdrop for varieties of wintry precipitation in a moving panorama: snow in small hard … Continue reading Nature Notes […]
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Landlines: Nature Writing

Land Lines Blog Community Reviews: Favourite Nature Writing Texts of 2020 December 23, 2020
We are delighted to be able to share contributions from the Land Lines Blog community in this special post – which brings together our readers and contributors’ favourite nature writing texts that they encountered in 2020. A profoundly difficult year for many, 2020 has offered some of us a chance to reflect on what natureContinue reading "Land Lines Blo […]
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The Unconventional Gardener

Gardeners of the Galaxy episode 15 January 22, 2021
In this episode, Emma recaps the latest space plant news and then talks about some of the seeds with space stories.
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Gardens, Weeds and Words

Day 25: stealing time January 25, 2021
Stealing time outdoors as the sun goes down, pruning and retying a shrub rose to itself. Some roses are better suited to the Jenny Barnes treatment than others
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Mark’s Veg Plot

Successes and failures August 4, 2020
When I first started my blog I set out with the intention of showing my gardening exploits GOOD or BAD, and not shying away from admitting any failures. So, with that in mind, I admit a failure: this year my onions have been very poor.When I planted out 20 multi-sown clumps of onion seedlings on 16th March, I had high hopes, because I used this technique wit […]
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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.

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