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On the upper left of the last photo you can see the twisted, spiralling of the Honeysuckle stems......they twine up small Alder and Maple trees and small boys look for them. They remove the vine, peel the bark off the Alder and you have a very cool stick.
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I love the nature where you live...... it looks untouched..... Honeysuckle (Geissblatt in German) is an eye-catcher when blooming. The plant climbs up walls and finds its way on fences. I cherish all plants and flowers that appear unexpectedly in my garden. Thanks for sharing! Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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I bet the fragrance is a wonderful as the colors. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I bet the fragrance is a wonderful as the colors.
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I love the nature where you live...... it looks untouched..... Honeysuckle (Geissblatt in German) is an eye-catcher when blooming. The plant climbs up walls and finds its way on fences. I cherish all plants and flowers that appear unexpectedly in my garden. Thanks for sharing!
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And I envy your access to Culture......Art galleries, Theatre, Live Music.....Restaurants......etc......
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Reminds me of my childhood and all the beautiful honeysuckle growing wild and free in the ditches and fields.
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Uplifting splash of colour - the end result was well worth the effort. What are those orchid like white blossoms? In the last shot, is that a young bracken frond stretching across the foreground? As a child, I would sometimes eat the young, uncurled tips raw - not overly unpleasant.
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Uplifting splash of colour - the end result was well worth the effort. What are those orchid like white blossoms? In the last shot, is that a young bracken frond stretching across the foreground? As a child, I would sometimes eat the young, uncurled tips raw - not overly unpleasant. Yes that is a young bracken frond, you have a good eye......
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. Â A fascinating plant with many uses it seems. Â I like the idea of using native plants as a food source. Â The natural flavour of the berries sounds inviting and that they have a high pectin content is useful to know. Â My knowledge of jam/jelly making is very limited but I do know my attempts at making a batch of grape jam was a flop - out of desperation added a load of chia seeds with some success. Â I hadn't realised the value of pectin as a setting agent. Â An online search revealed Salal was introduced to New Zealand in 1954 and regarded an invasive species as it thrives in acidic soils, thereby choking native vegetation. Â Apparently it's also useful for erosion control/dune stabilisation. Â I must make enquiries, perhaps I could grow a Salal shrub or two as ornamentals (?).Â
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. Â A fascinating plant with many uses it seems. Â I like the idea of using native plants as a food source. Â The natural flavour of the berries sounds inviting and that they have a high pectin content is useful to know. Â My knowledge of jam/jelly making is very limited but I do know my attempts at making a batch of grape jam was a flop - out of desperation added a load of chia seeds with some success. Â I hadn't realised the value of pectin as a setting agent. Â An online search revealed Salal was introduced to New Zealand in 1954 and regarded an invasive species as it thrives in acidic soils, thereby choking native vegetation. Â Apparently it's also useful for erosion control/dune stabilisation. Â I must make enquiries, perhaps I could grow a Salal shrub or two as ornamentals (?).Â
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