Itโ€™s not even peak gorse yet ๐Ÿ˜

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Up close, blooming gorse smells like honey โœจ

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โ€œItโ€™s gorse!โ€ (?)

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Read a book surrounded by blooming #gorse

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Almost at peak #gorse

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@kumarvibe that is an epic quantity of gorse

@swart yes, itโ€™s like a majestic spiky beast that has devoured everything in sight ๐Ÿ˜ Itโ€™s constantly in bloom, most reliably between January and June, because it can self-pollinate in case insects arenโ€™t around.

Itโ€™s fascinating: https://thepracticalalchemist.uk/f/the-glory-of-gorse?utm_source=perplexity

The Glory Of Gorse

Gorse may be one of the most underrated common wild plants of the British Isles. It is mostly abundant on our coast and heathland but where I live in Scotland, you can find it fringing farmersโ€™ fields as well.

The Practical Alchemist