With it being cold and possibly wet perhaps we don’t go for long walks but look hard in the drive - in the street gutters and wall cracks there are what we call weeds. Many of these insignificant plants have been the origin of our garden flowers. Cranes bills with pretty little pink flowers are of the geranium family - look at the leaves. Similar? Many daisies have been developed in size and colour from the wild ones. The white yarrow – Achillea – that is so common on our road verges. I have cerise pink one that flowers for months in the garden. And what about the bright green blanket of moss that appears in winter, a protective layer for many invertebrates; we should develop moss gardens like the Japanese do.
A book that I have enjoyed recently is A year Among Weeds – Understory by Anna Chapman Parker. At Sid’s Piece we will have a walk and work party on Sunday 28th December and a work party on Sunday 25th January 10am till 1pm.
Thank you to Jim and the old Steamer team for including our wildlife notes for the last twenty years or so. Very best wishes to the new team.
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A book that I have enjoyed recently is A year Among Weeds – Understory by Anna Chapman Parker. At Sid’s Piece we will have a walk and work party on Sunday 28th December and a work party on Sunday 25th January 10am till 1pm.
Thank you to Jim and the old Steamer team for including our wildlife notes for the last twenty years or so. Very best wishes to the new team.
Find SWWAG on Facebook or email us on swwag06@outlook.com