Category Archives: Flowers

141,900 reasons to praise dandelions!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Anni Kelsey

Dandelions are composite flowers -every yellow strand that looks like a petal is actually an individual flower – and there are 300 atop each flower stalk. Before lunch today I counted the fully open dandelions in the garden and at … Continue reading →

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My favourite flowers – for me, for bees and for lots of other lovely insects

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

I may have many other ‘favourite’ plants beside these, but these three are if you like, my favourite of favourites for being utterly lovely, attracting bees and many, many other insects and they need as many as we can possibly … Continue reading →

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Forest gardens are natural systems

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Anni Kelsey

From the outset a forest garden is designed as a natural system.  We provide the physical structure – various edible trees, climbers, shrubs, herbaceous perennials and some annuals – to make the best use of the physical space and ensure … Continue reading →

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The ‘Triangle Bed’

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

This is the first of a number of reviews I am undertaking this year.  In previous years I have always made a note of the time spent working in the garden and the amount of produce I have harvested as … Continue reading →

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Plants on the move

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

I don’t do much in the way of interfering in my garden and as a result plants can move about in unplanned ways that often make lovely combinations.  Some are vegetables, some herbs and others are flowers, but they all … Continue reading →

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Thousands of tiny flowers

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

The more time I spend watching the garden the more I have wondered about just how many flowers there are at any one time.  The plants I grow tend to have many, many tiny flowers and this afternoon I have been … Continue reading →

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