“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.” This is an extract from the “To Autumn” poem written by English romantic poet John Keats and it was published in 1820. Perhaps you remember it from your school days? But the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” is definitely upon us now as theContinue reading “Autumn – a time to hibernate?”
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Bloom where you are planted
A few summers ago, I was walking part of the North Down Coastal Path near Holywood when I came across some dog daisies growing out of a wall. (Apologies to all gardeners who know the correct botanical name for this plant!). Clearly, the dog daisies had not been formally planted there by a gardener butContinue reading “Bloom where you are planted”
