tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post7720151282845648757..comments2023-10-23T09:42:31.292-07:00Comments on AnIrishalternative: A mystery revealed.Renovation in Galiciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-40390299927940879732015-07-22T00:41:00.331-07:002015-07-22T00:41:00.331-07:00hahaha, i meant to type plant! Sorry Anne, it'...hahaha, i meant to type plant! Sorry Anne, it's clearly a lovely interesting plant! xxx<br />lozabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223263361085075839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-8894502688607826062015-07-21T17:12:11.531-07:002015-07-21T17:12:11.531-07:00It's not a weed Lauren, it's a cultivated ...It's not a weed Lauren, it's a cultivated plant, I just don't know from where it came!Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-43078627813371363752015-07-20T23:46:17.107-07:002015-07-20T23:46:17.107-07:00Wow, the yellow weed is such an interesting one! I...Wow, the yellow weed is such an interesting one! I love that it just popped up mysteriously in your garden. I like the question..."how do supermarkets get theirs to be the same wait"...exactly! Baby lama is very sweet xlozabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223263361085075839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-60527698774626442242015-07-20T16:50:26.150-07:002015-07-20T16:50:26.150-07:00You do seem to be having a cold winter, is this no...You do seem to be having a cold winter, is this normal? I thought where you are was supposed to be sub-tropical. I have never looked at chicken breasts in the super market, I must do so.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-13947964703604653182015-07-19T20:32:24.380-07:002015-07-19T20:32:24.380-07:00I agree, that baby is so cute! Gosh it was -6C a...I agree, that baby is so cute! Gosh it was -6C at Jessie's this morning. Glad its her having to go outside and break the ice for the animals. She is about 40 min from me but much higher above sea level. Im AT sea level. Only -2C at home but we get the chill off the water. No snow here in Melb but plenty on the mounts nearby. <br /><br />We must all be hibernating, as i have very little in this winter. I've done so little gardening i actually have long fingernails which i havent had for years. <br /><br />Garden is lovely as usual. I saw some chicken breasts at the supermarket the other day that were huge. Really massive. All i could think of was poor bird. What was it fed. I didn't buy them. I commented that they looked feral and moved on. If enough of us did so then perhaps they would look for a more normal bird. <br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-29406847277104685392015-07-19T17:29:50.934-07:002015-07-19T17:29:50.934-07:00Yes we have the wild knap weed growing along the d...Yes we have the wild knap weed growing along the drive way and in the hedge rows. I don't think the plants are coming from dormant seed banks, there is no evidence of there ever having been a garden of any kind here, it was a working farm, run by two brothers until their deaths, they only farmed beef cattle, no one remembers them even growing veg. I think these plants are coming in from cuttings and plant swaps.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-75523179586493856422015-07-19T17:24:20.900-07:002015-07-19T17:24:20.900-07:00I want to know how to dry the flower buds, I'm...I want to know how to dry the flower buds, I'm sure someone will know. Yes the Llama does look as though it was on stilts but he was quite steady as he ran around.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-56458459675988831962015-07-19T17:21:44.762-07:002015-07-19T17:21:44.762-07:00Thanks Deb, I had never seen this knapweed before ...Thanks Deb, I had never seen this knapweed before although it has been cultivated for the last 200 years.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-48920006866681087332015-07-19T13:02:00.789-07:002015-07-19T13:02:00.789-07:00I would love to find out how the dry the knapweed ...I would love to find out how the dry the knapweed heads before they bloom, apparently you can. Yes, awwww to the baby Llama, it's so cute.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-86383751989795532012015-07-19T12:59:12.549-07:002015-07-19T12:59:12.549-07:00Thanks B.G. giant hog weed seems to be a problem a...Thanks B.G. giant hog weed seems to be a problem all over the world. Yes the baby Llama is lovely, you will pleased to hear that they are kept for their wool, not eating.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-4355021565748330322015-07-19T12:56:44.519-07:002015-07-19T12:56:44.519-07:00I think we also have Hemlock but have not seen it ...I think we also have Hemlock but have not seen it here yet, we certainly had it in the UK and Spain.<br />Yes, I heard from Linda that you are having a bad winter, she even had snow!<br />Have missed your blog, but I guess you are trying to keep warm.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-83780890474052093802015-07-19T04:53:05.691-07:002015-07-19T04:53:05.691-07:00we have knapweed but its the blue/purple one , Lla...we have knapweed but its the blue/purple one , Llamas so cute , we have scarlet pimpernel it pops up when we clear a patch of field apparently it likes bare earth so lies dormant in the ground until conditions are right. The theory behind seed banks in the ground are fascinating perhaps thats where all your plants are coming from :) The Squirrel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970265671489926403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-80265452130410217202015-07-19T03:04:38.589-07:002015-07-19T03:04:38.589-07:00Those buds do look like woven balls, very attracti...Those buds do look like woven balls, very attractive even before the flowers bloom. Such a cute baby llama, he looks like he's on stilts.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-53257513073830735232015-07-19T01:36:25.210-07:002015-07-19T01:36:25.210-07:00I love the Yellow Knapweed and the baby llama is j...I love the Yellow Knapweed and the baby llama is just so sweet.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726289204742233844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-50122509614906761172015-07-19T01:00:27.043-07:002015-07-19T01:00:27.043-07:00The knapweed is beautiful even before it flowers! ...The knapweed is beautiful even before it flowers! I had forgotten all about scarlet pimpernel, will be on the look out for it now, and as for the baby llama awwwwChickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-76843729148579049702015-07-19T00:05:39.153-07:002015-07-19T00:05:39.153-07:00The flower opening up was well caught, lovely phot...The flower opening up was well caught, lovely photos. We have giant hogweed on one of our walks near us, horrid stuff! I've never seen a baby llama, how cuteBedford Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364222493698044911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-89527755774180728282015-07-18T17:42:57.479-07:002015-07-18T17:42:57.479-07:00OMG, that baby llama is GORGEOUS! Thanks for namin...OMG, that baby llama is GORGEOUS! Thanks for naming the scarlet pimpernell too. I've seen it here but had no idea of a name. :)<br /><br />That hogweed is NASTY! I just googled it to see if it was related to hemlock (same family) which we have here sadly.<br /><br />Your gardens are lovely too. I'm living vicariously through yours as we freeze our butts off this winter (I'm in southern Australia). My gardens have been rather neglected this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com