Kniphofia uvaria ‘Winter Cheer’ in the herbaceous border at the Burnley Gardens. Winter Cheer says it all really #redhotpokers #kniphofiauvaria #plantsofsouthafrica #winterflowers #wintersunshine #lit #litup #inflorescence #asphodelaceae

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On the tools mate! First in an occasional series on former students working in horticulture. Here’s @georgiemoyes weeding the indigenous grassland at Burnley and adding in a few forbs (wildflowers). The substrate here is crushed gravel based on the low/no fertility theory of helping stress tolerant indigenous plants deal with the mostly exotic competitive species that love fertile soils. It also helps that scraping off the top soil before planting removes millions of weed seeds #onthetools #highvizlife #gainfullyemployed #graduateemployment #urbanhorticulture #appliedecology #ecogardening #ecologicalgardening #restorationecology #novelecosystem #weneedgardeners #peopleinthelandscape #urbangreenspace

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Go for it Mum! Judy scissor-hand making short work of winter Rhubarb harvest #muminthegarden #wherearemygoodscissors #rhubarbislife #harvestingrhubarb #winterharvest #backyardveggies #herbaceousperennial #perennialvegetables #petioles #bigleaves

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It’s Oca time. Also called New Zealand Yam even though it’s not from there nor is it a (true) Yam. It is on the other hand delicious and easy to grow #oxalistuberosa #oca #newzealandyam #stemtuber #tasteslikepotatoes #easytogrow #lostcropsoftheincas #novelcrops #panc #prettyvegetables #gnarlyveg #abitdifferent #plantsoftheandes

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