The Bees are out in force The summer solstice has passed; the nights are allegedly drawing in but my garden tells a different tale. Dull shrubs and bare branches have burst into a technicolour show that has also filled the air with a sweet perfume. Not far behind this march of summer are a […]
Bluebell carpets of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
Bluebells have taken over the woodland floors. So here are five facts you may not have known about the UK’s best loved wild flower: Fact 1: Scientific Title – Hyacinthoides non-scripta Fact 2: Folklore states that fairies gather when bluebells are rung Fact 3: Bluebell sap was suitably sticky and toxic to bind books and stop […]
