tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post4058157588175604591..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: contrasts, weed, lovelyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-84889772260812894952009-06-15T12:31:40.452+01:002009-06-15T12:31:40.452+01:00I did know that, Clare. Richard Maybe claims in Fo...I did know that, Clare. Richard Maybe claims in Food for Free that the Romans cultivated it. I tried to eat it, but it was not a pleasant experience, even boiled like spinach. Perhaps I should only have used the most tender shoots!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-86820792102557912002009-06-15T10:42:05.880+01:002009-06-15T10:42:05.880+01:00Did you know you can eat ground elder? It might be...Did you know you can eat ground elder? It might be a good revenge?Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411950678231892082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-77854511278025002252009-06-12T15:07:36.450+01:002009-06-12T15:07:36.450+01:00You are right, Martha.Old roses are the best. Thei...You are right, Martha.Old roses are the best. Their perfume and appearance are what roses are about- delicacy, complexity and mystery. Their blooms are often fleeting and they usually flower only once in a season. But they are infinitely superior to the majority of garish, over-stated blatantly obvious hybrid-teas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-8175860482619584452009-06-11T17:32:16.052+01:002009-06-11T17:32:16.052+01:00I dream of planting a bed of perfumey old form ros...I dream of planting a bed of perfumey old form roses when (if) I retire. Hybrids are gorgeous, and I enjoy them very much, but I like the older forms and their heavenly scents.<br /><br />Hope your roses do well for you, Joe.<br /><br />:)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com