A thread 🧵 or rather a slow amble past wildflowers down a favourite lane.
First Red Campion foreground (Silene dioica)
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Interwoven flowers of bluebells & Stitchwort form the fabric of this verge - with bright knots of dandelion as counterpoint.
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I only want to linger to admire the graceful arc of the bluebell bloom, with now Yellow Archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) adding contast.
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A brief interlude from rosy faced Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis) also known as Cuckooflower...
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And now a stand of Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) for extra lace & height...
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Still with me? Look at this laneside tapestry - Yellow Archangel, Stitchwort & Bluebells in harmony, with a glimpse of Bush Vetch at the top...
Imagine if all verges could be this biodiverse.
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#fridaymorning
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) starry & sparkling along the wayside...
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With subtle purplish colours like a bruise Bush Vetch (Vicia sepium) scrambles forward to be noticed too...
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Still with me? There's no rush. I've only walked a few metres along this lovely lane. Time to admire the Bluebells again(Hyacinthoides non-scripta), more intensely blue & more graceful than their garden relatives.
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Oh, another blue flower wants to compete - cobalt blue Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) at the top of the hedge bank.
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And in amongst all this blue there are a few white Bluebells standing out.
Fading Celandines add a new twist on Dandelions & Yellow Archangel as the yellow contrast.
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The Dog Violets have almost gone but a few linger where the lane bank is deep & shady...
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Look back at this loveliness that is wild - that is a verge unsprayed & unmown.
#NoMowMay take note...

None of this came from a 'meadow mix' seed packet. It will grow & flower & change through the year - & not need resowing.
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One last look before I leave 💙

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#fridaymorning

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