After visiting the Kilmacurragh botanical garden (http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20724), my next visit in Wicklow, Ireland was to one of the founders of the organic movement in Ireland now with over […]
Fjord views
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Wind, Waves and Warmth
It was stormy on the fjord today, it’s now 8 days since the last frost, and no frost in the 10 day forecast…. :( It reached +8C here […]
Birds / walks
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Beach Walk 30th December
Goldeneye (kvinand) displaying (with great black backed gull /stormåke) Post Views: 540
Onions
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SAD = 39 new Alliums
In a moment when SAD* was hitting me particularly bad a week or so ago, I seem to have ordered 39 new Alliums :) *Seed Acquisition Disorder Post […]
Fjord views
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Malvikodden views
We’re experiencing very mild and very wet weather here and +9C is forecast for the last day of 2018…but a little new snow on the hills this morning. […]
Talks
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Guest speaker at the Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
I’m very chuffed and honoured to have been asked to be guest speaker at next year’s Midwest Wild Harvest Festival on September 27-29. The festival is organised by […]
Book
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Around the World in 80 plants direct from the author!
281218: I’m now sending signed copies of my book from home in Malvik with any dedication you wish! Cost: NOK 250 plus postage Payment either by Paypal, bank […]
Garden tour
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Visit to the Kilmacurragh Botanical Garden in 2018
Back in September again and I was in Ireland and my friend Orlaith Murphy had set up a diverse tour of great local gardens for me! Day two, […]
Garden tour
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Other edible plants in the Dublin Botanical Gardens in 2011
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! Here’s an […]
Tubers
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Happy Edimentalmas
Merry St.Stephen’s Day (aka Edimentalmas!) to all edimentalists :) This year’s Xmas dinner had the following tubers: Lathyrus tuberosus, Dioscorea polystachya (tuber and tubercules aka mukago), Madeira vine […]
Fruit
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Yellow Yews in Dublin
At the Dublin Botanical Gardens, there was a superb collection of mature Yew trees – here are 3 yellow deviants… All posts from Dublin in 2011 The Vegetable […]
Garden tour
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Medimental border in Dublin 2011
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! I found this […]
Fruit / Garden tour
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Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! Here’s a series […]
Garden tour
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The Vegetable Garden at the National Botanic Garden in Dublin in 2011
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! All posts […]
Moon
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“New Year” full moonrise fly past!
The earth sinking to reveal the full moon on the first day of my “new year” (according to the solstice)…and not only that, after years of trying, I […]
Birds
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Another large jackdaw flock
A quick count of this video gave around 1200 jackdaws over the house! Post Views: 146
Garden tour
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Protected: Derek Halpin’s garden in Roundwood
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Fibre plant / Fruit / Nut trees / Tea plants
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The Silk Oak: Quercus mongolica
Quercus mongolica (Mongolian oak or the Shandong silk oak)! Did you know that the Chinese not only produce silk from mulberry trees, but also from Mongolian oak trees? […]
Birds
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Jackdaws in free fall!
I captured this flock of Jackdaws over the bay yesterday. They glide and soar synchronously through the air and here you see the birds one after one diving […]
Birds
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Canada geese fly past
There are still a few Canada geese (kanadagås) around, this group of 14 birds was spotted from the house flying towards Torp/Midtsandan yesterday! Post Views: 117
Birds
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Record jackdaw flock
This afternoon the biggest flock of Jackdaws (kaie) ever recorded in this area assembled in the field below the house before flying off towards the roost at dusk […]
Uncategorized
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Protected: Hibiscus winter greeting on Meg’s Sickstieth!
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Fjord views
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Sea smoke
Sea smoke on the other side of the fjord where it’s significantly colder today (about -14C) than here in Malvik where it’s only -8C, the air warmed up […]
Book / Perennial vegetables / Plant Heritage / Talks
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Visit to Bioforsk Landvik in 2012
Norwegian: I september 2012 besøkte jeg Grimstad for å snakke om min bok Around the World in 80 plants som snart skulle se dagens lys! Jeg holdt et foredrag for […]