{"id":17975,"date":"2018-06-10T20:55:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T18:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17975"},"modified":"2018-09-18T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:55:26","slug":"mount-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17975","title":{"rendered":"Mount Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An album of pictures from my visit to National Trust property Mount Stewart on the Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland!<br \/>\nI return for the Pl<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">anters Seminar in September!<br \/>\nThanks to Neil Porteous for having me over :)<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17975 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17980'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/35050047_10156072051465860_7646242552361779200_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17980\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/35050047_10156072051465860_7646242552361779200_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/35050047_10156072051465860_7646242552361779200_n-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/35050047_10156072051465860_7646242552361779200_n-768x374.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17980'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Stewart\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17979'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/34844064_10156072234915860_9095045346127511552_o-1024x498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17979\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/34844064_10156072234915860_9095045346127511552_o-1024x498.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/34844064_10156072234915860_9095045346127511552_o-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/34844064_10156072234915860_9095045346127511552_o-768x373.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/34844064_10156072234915860_9095045346127511552_o.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17979'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was where I talked and ranted about the wonderful misunderstood Dandelion!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17995'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840008.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840008-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17978'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830909.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830909.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830909-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830909-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17986'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830993.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830993.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830993-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830993-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18033'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3318.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3318-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3318-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18034'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3319.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3319-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_3319-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17981'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830985.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830985-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830985-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18036'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830983.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18036\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830983.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830983-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830983-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18036'>\n\t\t\t\tThe main event was the Gardener&#8217;s Question Time recording (BBC Radio 4) with Bob Flowerdew and others\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17982'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"666\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830986.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830986.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830986-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830986-768x647.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18003'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840022-1024x753.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840022-1024x753.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840022-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840022-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18003'>\n\t\t\t\tForaging with the chefs from The Merchant Hotel in Belfast&#8230;here picking sorrel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17999'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17999\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840017.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840017-177x300.jpg 177w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840017-300x510.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17999'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;.and Gunnera!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17977'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840031.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17977\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840031.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840031-274x300.jpg 274w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840031-768x840.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840031-300x328.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17977'>\n\t\t\t\tAs Head of Gardener Neil Porteous who brought me over said humorously, the walk and talk took on biblical proportions :)  Far too many people logistically :)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18006'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"730\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840033.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840033.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840033-300x277.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840033-768x709.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17976'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840032.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840032.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840032-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840032-300x501.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18007'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840034.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18007\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840034.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840034-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840034-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18007'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter my walk, talk and forage, the tasters prepared by the chefs were popular\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18008'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840035.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18008\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840035.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840035-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840035-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18008'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter my walk, talk and forage, the tasters prepared by the chefs were popular\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18009'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18009\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840036.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840036-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840036-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18009'>\n\t\t\t\tForaged edimtentals included day lily buds, Hosta flower shoots and peeled Gunnera leaf stems. The chefs raved about all 3!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18010'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840039.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18010\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840039.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840039-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840039-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18010'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Gunnera was eaten raw dipped into a sauce&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17984'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830991.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17984\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830991.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830991-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830991-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17984'>\n\t\t\t\tVarious edibles I spotted in the next pictures: Rheum palmatum?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17985'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830990.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17985\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830990.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830990-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830990-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17985'>\n\t\t\t\tAralia cordata or californica?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17988'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17988\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830996.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17988'>\n\t\t\t\tYucca (the flowers are edible)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17989'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830997.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17989\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830997.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830997-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830997-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17989'>\n\t\t\t\tWisteria \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17990'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830999.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17990\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830999.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830999-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830999-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17990'>\n\t\t\t\tOxalis corniculata?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17991'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17991\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840002.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840002-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840002-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17991'>\n\t\t\t\tA double Camassia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17992'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17992\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840003.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17992'>\n\t\t\t\tA double Camassia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17993'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840004.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17994'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840006.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17994\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840006.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840006-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840006-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17994'>\n\t\t\t\tRubus spectabilis with white Hesperis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17996'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17996\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840011.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840011-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840011-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17996'>\n\t\t\t\tEucalyptus globulus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17997'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014-596x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17997\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014-596x1024.jpg 596w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014-768x1320.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014-300x516.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840014.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17997'>\n\t\t\t\tHimalayan lilt , Cardiocrinum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17998'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"876\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17998\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840015.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840015-271x300.jpg 271w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840015-768x852.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840015-300x333.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17998'>\n\t\t\t\tSmilacina racemosa, false solomon&#8217;s seal\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18000'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"856\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840018.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840018-245x300.jpg 245w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840018-300x367.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18001'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840019.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18001'>\n\t\t\t\tNaturalised Camassia?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18002'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840020.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840020-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840020-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18004'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840024.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840024-300x276.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840024-768x708.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18005'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840026.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840026-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840026-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18011'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840046.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840046.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840046-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840046-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18013'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830919.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18013\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830919.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830919-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18013'>\n\t\t\t\tMy day at Mount Stewart started before 8am accompanying Neil Porteous collecting plants introduced by famous Scottish plant hunter George Forrest for an exhibit to accompany a talk by Matt Biggs about Forrest. Neil is Head of Gardens at Mount Stewart and also the regional Gardens &#038; Parks Advisor for NI for the National Trust\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18014'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830924.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18014\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830924.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830924-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830924-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18014'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Stewart has a mild climate and specialises on plants from the Southern Hemisphere&#8230;here two Maori food plants, Phormium (NZ Flax) to the left and the broad leaved mountain cabbage tree (Cordyline indivisa).  Phormium nectar was commonly collected by the Maori as a sweetener. It was mixed with a meal from the root and stem of  cabbage trees and also used to sweeten bracken fern roots! This was before bees were introduced to NZ by the Europeans!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18015'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"844\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830926.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18015\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830926.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830926-213x300.jpg 213w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830926-300x422.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18015'>\n\t\t\t\tThe broad leaved mountain cabbage tree or t\u014d\u012b.(Cordyline indivisa) on the right with more common in cultivation Cordyline australis (ti kouka). The cooked roots of all cabbage trees were eaten by the Maori, but it was the roots of non-native Cordyline terminalis (ti pore) which was cultivated that were most highly prized! The core of the trunks were also sometimes eaten. They were best in spring and young trees were mostly used (less than 2m)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18016'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830932-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830932-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830932-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830932-300x533.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830932.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18017'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830937.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18017\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830937.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830937-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830937-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18017'>\n\t\t\t\tDavidia involucrata (handkerchief tree)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18018'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18018\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830938.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830938-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830938-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18018'>\n\t\t\t\tNeil Porteous with a handful of handkerchiefs&#8230;Davidia involucrata (handkerchief tree) for the George Forrest exhibit\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18019'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830939.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18019\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830939.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830939-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18019'>\n\t\t\t\tEdible Hostas and Ostrich fern\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18020'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830942.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18020\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830942.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830942-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830942-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18020'>\n\t\t\t\tA good sized Gaultheria shallon from western North America (maybe there&#8217;ll be fruit on my return visit in September?)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18021'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830944.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830944.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830944-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18021'>\n\t\t\t\tGunnera\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18022'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830947.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830947.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830947-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830947-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18022'>\n\t\t\t\tA nice pink flowered form of Cornus kousa!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18027'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830940.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18027\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830940.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830940-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830940-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18027'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the world&#8217;s most spectacular edimentals was in flower at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland at the weekend! Related to other great edimentals like Agave and Yucca, the Mexican Lily or Patleamole is sadly not likely to be hardy in my part of the world (Yucca filamentosa is hardy though!). Beschorneria is a small genus consisting of seven species that range from the southern US, Mexico and Central America. Mexican lily&#8217;s habitat is rocky massifs and cliffs in canyons and ravines from 2600 to 3,400 masl in pine-oak and fir (Abies religiosa) forest (Ref. 1). In the same reference, it is noted that &#8220;&#8230;.the flowers are edible, after being boiled and fried.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18152'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830951.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830951.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830951-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830951-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18152'>\n\t\t\t\tDecaisnea\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18153'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830955.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830955.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830955-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830955-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18153'>\n\t\t\t\tNeil pointed out a Sonchus arboreus (tree sow thistle) that had survived the winter).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18154'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18154\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959-768x1022.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959-300x399.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1830959.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18154'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and Neil was proud to show me a fine udo (Aralia cordata)!!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18012'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840049.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840049.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840049-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1840049-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An album of pictures from my visit to National Trust property Mount Stewart on the Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland! I return for the Planters Seminar in September! 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