Categories
David

Springtime flowers: ground ivy

Springtime flowers: ground ivy

Another plant with a misleading name: ground ivy isn’t an ivy, but a member of the mint family.

Categories
David

Springtime flowers: white dead nettle

Springtime flowers: white dead nettle

No need to be wary of these. Despite the superficial resemblance, they aren’t nettles, and don’t sting.

Categories
David

Blackbird, York Museum gardens

Blackbird, York Museum gardens

A rather less exotic denizen of the York Museum Gardens, a male blackbirds hunts for prey.

Categories
David

Glacier lily, York Museum gardens

Glacier lily, York Museum gardens

York Museum is set in extensive grounds. Remains of a castle, and more extensive remains of an abbey, with paths leading down to the river. There’s also the botanic gardens, with plantings such as this glacier  lily.

Categories
David

York city wall with daffodils

York city wall with daffodils

In spring, the bank the almost complete city walls rest on are covered in banks of daffodils.

Categories
David

Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden: stream

Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden: stream

Landscaping on a large scale: a small stream trickling through Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden.