I found pressed flowers in the attic during a clear out and these dusty first few pages of a novel that look at the power of a flower in a theatre. A closer view of the stage can be found here! The school Jack once studied at stood in Edinburgh like a tombstone in evil grey stone. […]
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Villa Julia in Palermo sits facing the coast and uses the brisk sea air to make the perfect environment for the arid plants that thrive in this botanic garden. The forest garden techniques of planting vegetation at different levels (the oldest technique of horticulture) are referenced with Palms standing as sky scrapers […]
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That lost tourist on a Naples Street is me. Porto Molo Beverello is ahead not behind me. My left right zigzag hit a dead end because I cropped the pop out map, now swapped for Espresso and invasion stories crafted by cafe owners. Here I find a new friend; true Napoli. Enjoy more 50 word stories […]
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Placas para plantas aromáticas Placas para plantas aromáticas Placas para plantas aromáticas Placas para plantas aromáticas Placas para plantas aromáticas Placas señalizadoras Conjunto de placas cerámicas destinadas a señalar los distintos grupos de plantas en un jardín de aromáticas situado en la provincia de Guadalajara. Arcilla roja decorada con…
A Song for Garden Lovers to the tune of ‘Vogue’ “Oxford, Edinburgh, London Too Buckfast Abbey we love you! Gardens with an attitude, Fountains that were in the mood Don’t put heels on, let’s jump to it Wear a brogue brogue brogue!” In addition to communities who support Physic Gardens through the ages, […]
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Speaking English at school was probably a good plan in the long run but native language does mark a difference between who I am now and who I was when I stopped speaking Welsh as a child. There was a Welsh speaking school near Cowbridge, which was too far for me to travel to […]
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Funny what you can find beside a river; The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673, as the Apothecaries’ Garden, with the purpose of training apprentices in identifying plants. The river proves a good transport route so by the 1700′s a growing botanic garden seed exchange system was established, putting the London Physic Garden on the map. The […]
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Reviving gardens that grow plants for healing properties is a lost art. Financial and political obstacles have historically been an issue. Dunstable Priory had a taxing time in the middle ages. Henry VIII imposed a new 10% income tax on all church lands in 1534. Dunstable’s Dominican Friary surrendered in 1536 and the Priory later […]
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Camden is a part of London that swings so much the tube station closes periodically to incoming passengers just because it is too busy. There are plans to expand the railway platforms but this will mean moving some of the iconic buildings that adorn Camden High Street. This is currently my block as I […]
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It’s just as well the visitor is thrust into the mix as I had lost my muse, couldn’t get my hands on the keyboard and the white page had been staring me back in the face for a while. I wandered through woods of Headington Hill, a part of Oxford Brookes University campus, looking […]
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