#AtoZChallenge L – Leaf quiz & Lovely Lilies

As last weekend provided some lovely sunny weather, I decided to take a few shots around the garden of the spring leaves. I’m a bit of a shrubaholic (if such a thing exists). See if you can guess these leaves… (there’s no guarantee I will remember all their names though!)

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There are three shrubs in the picture below – but I only planted two of them.

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And remember this?              P1160167 (2)

Now looking more like this

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These last ones are special to me. If you’ve read my book Visions of Zarua you might know why. It’s not looking its prettiest at the moment, but give it a few weeks!

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Lovely Lilies

Lilies from a visit to Kew Gardens last year. So many beautiful varieties. According to my foraging guide (see F for Foraging post) you can cook and store the seeds of the lily but the rest of the plant is inedible (stringy and horrible I scribbled in my notes, though thankfully he didn’t expect us to try any).

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I look forward to your guesses on the leaf quiz.

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Tomorrow M for … mmm I don’t know yet!

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