Botanically, New Zealand is an extraordinary country. Because it drifted off from the rest of the world so early on, its natural flora is very limited and with the exception of the red flowers of the Metrosideros (New Zealand Christmas Tree), flowers tend to be insignificant, with a natural wooded landscape that is predominantly a…
via Land of the Long White Cloud — The Enduring Gardener
The Guardian has chosen a National Trust ranger’s picture of a dozing dormouse as one of its pictures of the year. James Robbins, a ranger on the Cotehele Estate, Cornwall, was carrying out his final dormouse survey of the year when he stumbled across the sleeping dormouse in late October. James, who is a licensed […]
via Cotehele dormouse among the Guardian’s pictures of the year — National Trust Press Office
No one knows for sure how moscatel, a white grape from Egypt, arrived in the Setúbal peninsula, near Lisbon. What we know is that moscatel took to the region producing wines that are perfect to start or end a meal. Over the years, the grape mutated into a new varietal—purple moscatel—that only exists in Setúbal. It […]
via Tasting moscatel in Setúbal — Salt of Portugal
Summer has finally arrived in the Western Cape and that means exploring time for me!! I just love walking around in the sunshine, be it in a city or in the countryside. In the Western Cape there are tons of beautiful gardens and national parks to go and explore. Driving, along the very beautiful coastal […]
via Flower filled Botanical Garden — Janaline’s world journey
Farmland wildlife gets boost from new ‘Nature Friendly Zone’ as Ouse Washes farmers blaze wildlife-friendly farming trail & local schoolchildren appear in nature-friendly farming film Farmers, nature conservationists and local communities in The Fens, on the border between Cambridgeshire, Suffolk …
via Ouse Washes Nature Friendly Zone gives wings to Wildlife-Friendly Farming in the Fens — Ouse Washes
Bee and butterfly numbers have slumped after a tenth year of unsettled weather, National Trust experts have said. Mild winter and spring weather led to extremely high grass growth, leading to a good year for farmers with livestock and for making silage or hay. But the grass growth meant a difficult year for warmth-loving insects, […]
via Year of strong grass growth was bad for bees and butterflies — National Trust Press Office
So here we are with the final installment in my series of posts where we report on our monthly visits to the wonderful gardens on the Staffordshire and Shropshire border, the Dorothy Clive Garden. We have really enjoyed our monthly visits and every time has been so different with different things to stimulate all the […]
via The Dorothy Clive Garden in December — greenbenchramblings
The ocean waves broke one by one And I was alone with the sand and the foam Of the sea that was singing just for me. Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen in Dia do Mar (1947) from Obra Poética (Assírio & Alvim, 2015)
Building Conservation Team The Building Conservation team at the National Park have a vested interest in keeping the area’s traditional buildings in good repair so as to maintain and secure this particular element of the North York Moors’ special qualities. We have a new Advice Note on using lime mortars, the rudiments of which are […]
via The Chemistry of Buildings — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
I’m delighted to feature this week and next another guest post – a fascinating piece of social, political and housing history from Jane Kilsby in Banbury. Jane worked in housing management for councils and housing associations across the country for over twenty years before settling in Banbury three years ago. Thanks also to her husband Steve, another former […]
via Early Council Housing in Banbury, Part I: King’s Road and the Cow Fair Roarer — Municipal Dreams
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