Kapok Tree via Green Renaissance
A couple of interesting garden observations this week. Having just seen the first signs of slug and snail attack on my newly planted summer bedding (Portulaca) I resorted to the ‘blue sweeties’ to attract and ‘deal’ with the little ….pests. (Yes, I know I shouldn’t, but I find that they are the most effective way of dealign with mass infestations).
My front garden is at its best at the moment it is packed full of Bluebells, not an inch of soil can be seen, it looks stunning and the heady sweet perfume that greets me when I open the front door is wonderful the Bees love the Bluebells too.
Hybrid Bluebells in my garden
There are actually 3 types of Bluebell in the UK
The English (native) Bluebell
The narrow bell shaped flowers are violet-blue with straight-sided petals which curl deeply back at the tips, they hang from the same side of the stem which droops over to form an arch, their pollen is creamy white and their leaves are narrow (0.7-2cm wide).
The Spanish Bluebell
Originally from Spain and Portugal their larger flowers open wider with the petal tips curling back only slightly, most flowers are arranged all around the stem which is straight and does not hang over…
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A single swallow from the south soars by.
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With new life bursting forth. Each bush and tree
Now greener grows, as if with real desire
To help the nesting birds, and to conspire
With them to make concealment quite complete,
While waves of rippling song are flowing free
From skylarks rising from the growing wheat.’
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