Jake Rayson
The view from today's office. Omg it was high. Luckily I've had ladder training with the new biodiversity job at the council, ladder strapped and secure
Rose 'Blush Noisette' still flowering at #Rhug garden.
Rose 'Blush Noisette' flowering in October at #Rhug garden
Sodde n wet, raking up remains of grass for the #WildFlower meadow at #Rhug garden near St Dogmaels.
Beautiful scent at #Rhug garden today, coming from these tiny white flowers on Ebbing's Silverberry (Elaeagnus ebbingei). Good windbreak plant, tough as boots, nitrogen fixing, to about 5m, easy to prune, edible berries.
Beyond the #WildFlower #meadow at #Rhug lies the #orchard
I say orchard. There are 2 plum trees 'Early Prolific' & 'Late Victoria', 2 cherries 'Sunburst' & 'Merton Glory', Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and a Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), which replaced the poor Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) as it was way too dry.
In the orchard is stands of one of my favourite #NativePlants Bugle (Ajuga reptans). Makes a lovely ground cover in the right conditions.
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At the back of the house at #Rhug is a fairly steeply sloping lawned area, with four fruit trees. They have suffered in the shade of the mighty conifers behind, so with some judicious removal of lower branches and some quite severe pruning, they have started to blossom again.
I am now trying to create a #WildFlower #meadow on the grass. Not helped by a 7 week drought in spring! 🙄
23 April 2023
#ForestGarden #FoodForest #Rhug #BloomScrolling
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Daffodil Garlic (Allium neapolitanum). This is in the south facing bed by the track at the front of the house, backed by a 3m high wall.
Seriously, this edible onion has been an absolute star in the garden, a mass of star shaped white flowers in late summer
https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Allium+neapolitanum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_neapolitanum
9 Sep 2023
#ForestGarden #FoodForest #edimentals #Rhug #BloomScrolling
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Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic, White garlic PFAF Plant Database
Allium neapolitanum is a BULB growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf from October to July, in flower from March to May, and the seeds ripen from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.