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Other delights

Our lawn is full of dandelion greens (radikia). These are traditionally eaten in spring and are a great way of cleansing the liver and getting everything working right.

A couple of days ago I found tiny camomile plants growing in various places but mainly under the day lily plants whose leaves are now about a foot tall. I am going to transfer most of the camomile to sunny places where they can grow and flower. Camomile absolutely love growing under the three lemon trees I have growing in large barrels - it is too cold in winter here for lemon trees to grow in my garden.

The lemon balm and thyme and other herbs are growing nicely. My oregano has frozen (the second in as many years) and I have to buy a couple of plants. Oregano is an essential ingredient in some dishes.

The rosemary is in flower and I have picked some to dry.

I am trying to build a dry stone wall but it's really difficult. It will be about 1 foot high and 10 meters long........................ I have finished about 1 1/2 meters. It will be my summer project as I hope to finish it by the autumn. God willing.

"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant



Effie