As you have read my husband had a knee replacement three weeks; as part of his recovery programme he needs to walk a little further each day. Yesterday I took the camera with me as the lane verges are now bursting into life.
I’m not sure which of the white daisies this is, I need to bring back some of the foliage to identify
Crown daisy
Tordylium apulum
the poppies are beginning, this was blowing in the wind so a little out of focus I’m afraid
Vicia sativa
Just look how many plants are growing in about a square foot of space!
and again here, so many species sharing a tiny space; I try to plant closely in the garden but I don’t achieve this kind of density!
Euphorbia cyparissias
Star of Bethlehem
The garden is also exploding with new foliage and flowers; to celebrate the month of April I intend posting every day to share my pleasure.
Walking along such a lovely path should be good therapy.
I’m getting more exercise too, which is a good thing.
What a beautiful selection of wild flowers you have to enjoy on your walks. The way plants mingle so happily in nature is a marvel.
I do try to emulate nature’s planting but it isn’t easy.
Me too, much harder than it looks! I enjoy Noel Kingsbury’s writing and garden for the way he’s looking for cultivated plants to recreate the natural looking effect – and weed cover.
Yes! Weed cover or weed suppression.
Great challenge to set yourself! I look forward to it.
April and May are when everything flowers here so its nice to celebrate it.
So much in flower already! It is a glorious spring day here and warming up rapidly at last, so everything will be flowering at once now! 🙂
It’s warm here but with a cool wind.
I love your wild sweet pea, I have seen it in France but not near me. I was also happy to see the poppies because it means that ours can’t be too far behind. Amelia
I saw the first poppy last week; each day there are more, soon the fields will be full of them.
Such a beautiful meadow!
There are sheep in it a lot of the time. Sheep are bread to produce milk for the famous local cheese so the lambs are killed and sold very young.
Wow your wild area is just alive with blooms…can’t wait to see your garden. And how exciting to see your husband walking along with you!
Spring is beautiful here.
what a cheerful view to help a knee recover.
It must help I think.
When we lasted visited Italy I was struck by how beautiful the wildflowers are, over here we have to travel to visit protected meadows like yours, how wonderful Christina, to have so much on your doorstep, it sounds as if your husband is making good progress too.
Yes, it was one of the first things we noticed when we moved here. In our area, but not everywhere by any means, the agriculture is still on quite a small scale with most of the produce being sold locally. The farmers use very little herbicide, I know we are very lucky; I don’t think that I’ve ever seen meadows full of flowers as they are here. Of course this only last until the drought sets in in June.
So many wildflowers! I love the red poppies which seem to be so common in your part of the world. I hope your husband has a quick recovery, I’ve heard knee replacements take more getting used to than hip replacements.
The surgeon told us the physio was as important as the surgery itself; the hospital was great in that he had 4 hours of physio every day for 2 weeks plus some afternoons. He was walking in 2 days after the operation.
How pretty your countryside is, Christina! I hope your husband’s recovery is going smoothly.
He is making great progress. I don’t show the countryside around here nearly enough.
What a refreshing view. I hope the flowers and sunshine inspire rapid healing!
Thanks Frank, the sunshine always helps.
The walking will do him good but I can’t help but think the wildflowers will have even more therapeutic effect.
The walking is good for us both.
What beautiful wild flowers to encourage you both to walk further, such a wonderful tapestry.
Each year I am surprised by the number of different species; many are yellow daisy family so difficult to identify without spending a lot of time with the wild flower books, but when I have time it is an enjoyable thing to do.
Christina espero que su esposo se reponga del todo pronto. En cuanto a esas flores silvestres tenemos las mismas pero aquí aún no han salido. Tan solo unas pequeñas margaritas se han atrevido a florecer pero sólo cuando hay sol, cuando llueve, empeora el tiempo y de noche se cierran y por la mañana se abren. Ya han salido los narcisos amarillos,no todos han florecido aún, pero de lo tulipanes rojos sólo están las hojas. También han florecido lo jacintos morados.Es una maravilla verlos. Perdón por explayarme con mi jardín, aunque estemos a 5 grados Centígrados. Muchos saludos Margarita. margarita141.
Thanks for your good wishes Margarita; I like reading about your garden. You are at a much higher altitude than me so your spring flowers will come a little later than mine but I’m sure they will be lovely when they arrive.
Hola Christina muchas gracias por contestar me pongo muy contenta. Ya han florecido las anémonas de Caen (se han adelantado será porque llevan plantadas 5 años), la Scilla en blanco y en morado. Que su esposo se haya puesto mejor. Saludos de Margarita. margarita141.
Yes, good for you both to be walking together and sharing such a range of different wild flowers – and close to home too. Interesting also to read about the sheep and the local cheese
Almost all the cheese produced locally is Pecorino (percora means sheep), like calves with cows the young animals are just a by product of the process of having ewes producing milk.
Lovely to have the flowers to cheer your husband on. I’m determined to make progress with planting more densely, as championed by nature and people like Noel Kingsbury. If I can get rid of the couch grass…
That is a real uphill struggle. I had something similar but most of it was removed when o prepared the beds. Good luck with yours.
Thank you, I’ll need it!!
fascinating to see so many wild flowers, it must be a wildlife haven
I am always amazed by the number of different species. This is an agricultural area but small scale; most of the crops are sold in local shops.