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Dandelion leaves only, Northerner. I believe the white sappy stuff in the stem can have interesting effects - they are not called ****-en-lit in France without good reason. I think some testing is required so get experimenting and let us know the outcome. 🙂
 
Docb said:
Dandelion leaves only, Northerner. I believe the white sappy stuff in the stem can have interesting effects - they are not called ****-en-lit in France without good reason. I think some testing is required so get experimenting and let us know the outcome. 🙂
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A friend of mine used to make excellent dandelion wine 🙂
 
I know they are NOT triffids at all, cos I do know what they really are and considering how they naturally propagate, once established in a garden you are more than a tad stuck with em! Just don't hold your breath waiting for them to flower …...
 
Northerner said:
A friend of mine used to make excellent dandelion wine 🙂
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Wine from the flowers omly, I think.
As for using the leaves as salad, I have not personally tried, but I think you put a clump of youngish leaves under eg a large plant pot to blanch the leaves, makes them less bitter.
 
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I love it when the wisteria starts to come out.
Ours virtually ho”da up the pergola now as it has been there for over 15 years now
 
SB I luvs your lawn, cushiony. I'm jealous. For some reason ours has gone all lumps and bumps, I'm blaming the wettest winter on record and then this hot weather. Any excuse.

I'm worried about a poor tree on our road, it's leaves are still on but brown and I think it's popped off. It must be really old because the trunk is massive. What a shame. :( I wonder what happened?
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Gorgeous, I luvs apple blossom, all blossom, but I wish it was around longer. Mum's pink cherry is over already.

I picked some Osteos for Mum.
 

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SB I luvs your lawn, cushiony. I'm jealous. For some reason ours has gone all lumps and bumps, I'm blaming the wettest winter on record and then this hot weather. Any excuse.

I'm worried about a poor tree on our road, it's leaves are still on but brown and I think it's popped off. It must be really old because the trunk is massive. What a shame. :( I wonder what happened?
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It isn’t just a copper beech? The leaves on ours come out pale brown.
 
Our apple tree’s blossom is gorgeous this year. Pity the apples are awful. My daughter’s horses get them and the birds make short work of the windfalls. We have a lot of bluebells and also pink bluebells.
 

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I have roses in bloom, not just budding but in full bloom.
Raspberry canes have loads of flowers on them as well. Which means I will have to fence them off as Milly my choc lab will be helping herself to them once the fruit has formed 🙂
 
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It isn’t just a copper beech? The leaves on ours come out pale brown.
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I don't think so, I think it's popped off. I have a copper beech outside my window at my flat, it's lovely. I hope you are right however. 🙂

Lovely photos. 🙂 I haven't any new ones, but one of my tubbed apples did well last year. The other nearly popped off. No idea why. They need recomposting really but such a huge, hard job, the only time I need a feller. 🙄
 

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Managed it I think
 

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