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Cork oaks are generous trees. They provide homes to the birds that nest on their branches and nourishment to the black pigs that feed on their acorns. The bark of the oak tree is manually stripped to produce cork, a natural material known since ancient times for its versatility. Pliny the Elder writes in his […]

via The generosity of cork oaks — Salt of Portugal

I long for hydrangea days. As much as I love living and gardening in South Florida, I can’t help but deeply miss the hydrangeas in my New York garden. I loved photographing them from their first green buds in spring to the fullness of color during their bloom time to the their faded glory in […]

via The Great Hydrangea Experiment — Nitty Gritty Dirt Man

Raincliffe Wood Community Enterprise was set up back in 2016 to take on the management of Raincliffe, Forge Valley and Row Brow Woods near Scarborough. Their mission is to build a strong community enterprise that secures a safe and sustainable future for the woods while enhancing wildlife and community benefits. They’ve been working ever […]

via Woodland enterprise — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park

Old Dunmore Arms Hotel, corner George and Elizabeth Streets, Brisbane: Between the hotel and the Bank of New South Wales are old buildings, which for years were the business premises of Francis Hicks (familiarly known as “Old” Hicks). The office of Mr…. Read More › The post The Treasury Hotel, Brisbane appeared first on TIME GENTS.

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World Children’s Day commemorates the joys of childhood as well as the responsibilities of families, communities and governments to safeguard children’s rights including their mental, physical, social and economic well-being. New York City – 1959. Sourced from The New York Daily News. First established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day, it is celebrated annually on […]

via Making Way for World Children’s Day — PlayGroundology

Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award The post Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award appeared first on Specifier Review – Architecture – Design – Innovation Kirsty Hammond Continue reading Multiply by Waugh Thistleton Architects wins Wood Award at Specifier Review.

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The time has come to start writing about the 2019 Garden Bloggers Fling in earnest. One thing I have wondered about: why is it Bloggers? Shouldn’t it be Bloggers’, with an apostrophe? It’s a mystery. In any case, these Fling posts may make you feel disoriented as to time because the photos are from June […]

via GrowHaus, the Farm in a City — gardeninacity

Following on from our seasonal autumn visit to our smaller garden for 2019 we took a drive up to north Wales to wander around our larger garden, Bodnant Gardens. Join us as we enjoy the signs of the new season on its trees and shrubs. Within the first ten minutes wandering we had discovered so […]

via Seasonal Visits to two very Different Gardens – Bodnant Gardens — greenbenchramblings

I’m very pleased to feature another guest post from Andrew Parnell who wrote an earlier post on Charles Dickens House in Bethnal Green. Andrew is a walking tour guide with Footprints of London and East London on Foot who leads walks on architecture and housing history in Tower Hamlets. These include walks in Bethnal Green which take […]

via ECP Monson: A Thoughtful and Proudly Municipal Architect — Municipal Dreams

Autumn, early winter, is the time to put your feet up, relax and look back on the year as the plants go into hibernation. That is one approach, needless to say, gardening jobs never stop and there is always something to be doing. Building on our previous blog about ‘Sowing your winter culinary herbs’ we now look…

via Jekka’s tips on maintaining, growing and caring for your herb plants in autumn & early winter — Jekka’s – Jekkas Blog