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More Hippeastrum Happiness

Hippeastrum Orange Sovereign in all its glory. Thank you J.

Hippeastrum Happiness

Gong Hey Fat Choy

May it be a prosperous Red Fire Monkey Year.

Seedy Sunday @SeedySundyBton

The Seedy Sunday Brighton event is a white stone day in our gardening calendar. The day approaches with a slow, pleasurable accretion of anticipation over the growing year: seeds sowed; seeds collected and dried; seeds sorted and packaged. The event never fails to exceed expectations and culminates in a friendly scrum; seeds swapped.

The swag - for the plot57b pollinators. May 2016 be floriferous.

Not put off by last year's returns we are chitting up these Vittelotte, early main (waxy) and Shetland Black, 2nd early (floury). Yes that is a yacon start, an unassuming little lump - looked it up on the internet back at plot57b HQ and nearly fell over backwards on seeing pictures of the size of the plant. We may have to negotiate with the neighbours to grow this one out in their garden.

Imogen was braved to plant the purchase of Wild Ramson starts immediately on return home. These red artichokes & some comfrey bocking 14 will be dug in on the weekend.

This week the sweet peas and some Purple Cayenne and Peruvian Lemon drop chillies will be sown.

Imogen Huffs and Puffs

#WorldWetlandDay 2016

Wide skies and the wild heronry on a walk organised by the London Wildlife Trust at the Walthamstow Wetlands to celebrate #Ramsar World Wetlands Day 2016.

Walthamstow Resevoir is currently being transformed into a wetland nature reserve, it is undergoing habitat enhancement work and restoration and development of a victorian engine house as a visitor centre. We are gladdened by the foresight and conservation efforts of London Borough of Waltham Forest in partnership with Thames Water and key stakeholders including the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Greater London Authority. The area has SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest), SPA (Special Protection Areas) & Ramsar designations and is an ecologogally important site both locally and internationally. We can't wait for the Walthamstow Wetlands to be opened to the public in 2017 when it will be operated by the London Wildlife Trust.