tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post5314487666702489546..comments2023-10-26T05:52:41.012-07:00Comments on BB's Nature Notes: Wild Aquilegias . . . and the Council's verge-scalping habitBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-36453857624559370542009-06-07T08:48:05.835-07:002009-06-07T08:48:05.835-07:00It is heartbreaking to read of this going on in En...It is heartbreaking to read of this going on in England/Wales. I remember being shocked years ago when I heard there was a movement to get rid of hedgerows. Is that still going on? Are there not groups to oppose this Council? I think I told you on Codlins that we have the deep purple. They are almost out and I'll post a picture (maybe even a blog header if I can get a good shot) so you can compare. I'll bet mine are the aubergine. And I've always thought the purple curly ones were the wild ones. The others offer more colors and are smooth-blossomed, and from my experience on this windy hill, do not live from year to year as my curly ones do. I may have said before but I am so happy you began this blog. I think it is essential and as far as I know, no one else is doing it. I enjoy my visits to the nature table.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-69490030909418291772009-05-29T23:57:34.669-07:002009-05-29T23:57:34.669-07:00Such a shame when the natural variety and colour o...Such a shame when the natural variety and colour of our verges is hacked back, though in some cases to preserve safe sight lines that is necessary, I am sure it doesn't always need to be done. In Dorset, on the road between Broadwindsor and Bridport, there is a section the council themselves have marked out not to be cut. I've also seen some people putting some signs in verges saying do not cut - often respected too which is nice.<br />Don't mention oversize trailers! There are constant problems here with blocked storm drains with run-off down lanes of the material which used to be part of the verge but which too-wide equipment has gouged out and then heavy rains wash down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-55156590930677367902009-05-28T22:58:29.402-07:002009-05-28T22:58:29.402-07:00I had no idea that aquilegias grew wild - are they...I had no idea that aquilegias grew wild - are they truly wild or garden escapes? Beautiful either way. As for cutting hedge banks and roadside verges and also butchering hedges - what can I say? My opinions are the same as yours.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-90588557342787989112009-05-26T03:43:54.927-07:002009-05-26T03:43:54.927-07:00I never noticed any wild ones all the time I was w...I never noticed any wild ones all the time I was wandering the New Forest, so it's good to hear of them re-establishing where your mum is. DH and I are house and animal-sitting for a friend in the Forest this summer. I can't wait - her back gate opens straight onto the Forest.<br /><br />MM - I just wish they would leave things alone! There was a very rare orchid growing on a roundabout and all over the local papers - and then the Council cut it down. Next year - same thing happened. There's no hope for people of such low intellect - and employing monkeys for peanuts . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-30951823206410315472009-05-26T02:03:59.592-07:002009-05-26T02:03:59.592-07:00we had the same when we lived in dorset, the high ...we had the same when we lived in dorset, the high banks being cut by the farmers. here in the new forest my mum has been having wild ones pop up all over the place for years and she just leaves them to seed again~they look wonderfullaoi gaul~williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461210264595425112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553568891433721040.post-81246531996470213242009-05-25T11:52:09.154-07:002009-05-25T11:52:09.154-07:00So very lovely. I think we both remember a time wh...So very lovely. I think we both remember a time when country lanes and verges were allowed to be a bit "wild" or "natural" before the man with the mower came through. The "progress of man" has destroyed so much that is beautiful and comforting to the soul.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.com