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For visitors - to the house (Dremmwel), the gite (Valanec Uhel), the gardens, and the experimental potager at Valanec (Hanvec, 29460 Brittany, France).
Category Archives: plants & shrubs
Seven Year Itch ?
Amaryllis worse for wear after a week of rain This sad looking Hippeastrum – commonly known as Amaryllis – has suffered from a week of rain and wind in late August. However, for it to be flowering at all is … Continue reading
Timeless Exotic Beauty
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Profusion of Sweet Peas
The sweet peas at the end of the potager are in full bloom. On a still day their perfume fills the area and even accompanies visits to the nearby compost heap! A great backdrop when you’re gardening. And just in … Continue reading
Posted in Experimental "potager", garden, plants & shrubs, raised beds
Tagged broccoli, sweet peas
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Discovered new plant in garden
A giant plant has sprung up behind the gite. Friends on Saturday explained it was “la grande badane”, i.e. Burdock. It is massive, at least a metre high and wide already and still going, and it has numerous medicinal properties. … Continue reading
Posted in Dremmwel, garden, plants & shrubs
Tagged borrage, burdock, comfrey, plants, silybum marianum
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