flying too close to the sun…. errr …. sunflower (photos by David G).
Archive for the ‘Flora’ Category
Not quite Icarus
Posted in Fauna, Flora, Gardens, Photography on Saturday August 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
‘It’s party time’
Posted in Flora, Photography on Tuesday August 20, 2013| 1 Comment »
Thank you David G for these photos, sent in with the caption “It’s party time, the FUN GUYS are out“.
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(Editor’s Note: David can certainly give Colin S, the Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire punner of the year 1986-2003, a run for his money. The Blog Team would strongly discourage the non-culinary use of either punning or fungi to enhance your party.)
Annual Horticultural Show
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies on Saturday August 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is the schedule for the 62nd Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show organized by Parwich & District Horticultural Society. Click on the image below to see the classes.
How do you see the World?
Posted in Flora, Photography on Wednesday August 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
People see the World in different ways. David G sent us these photos with the caption “Am I a bird, a lion, a seahorse? NO a TREE“.
Click on the photos to enlarge
Following the meteor showers …
Posted in Flora, Photography on Tuesday August 13, 2013| 2 Comments »
… flying-saucer found crashed into tree. (Photo by David G.) Take care if you out looking for shooting stars tonight.
An unreasonable suggestion?
Posted in 2013, Environment, Flora, Parish Council, Posts of Note on Friday August 9, 2013| 22 Comments »
The avenue of chestnuts at Nether Green was planted for the Queen’s Coronation, as well as the cherry trees given to each member of the WI, only a few of which remain (there is one outside Hallcliffe on Church Green), and the now very fine copper-beech also on the Green. This was part of a wave of tree planting for decoration rather than utility starting in the 1950s and 1960s.
Nearly everyone that knew these chestnuts was sad when, in ones and twos, they had to be cut down because of disease. The Parish Council undertook a very well advertised poll of the village in January and February of this year to decide what to do next. There was strong support for replanting an avenue of trees (see Parish Council Minutes for March of this year: “The results were: 13 votes for no replacement trees, 3 votes for trees only on the Nethergreen side and 37 votes for an avenue of trees on both sides.“).
It has been resolved to replant in September, with the Peak Park reimbursing the Council for the cost of the actual trees, but not the cost of the work. The Peak Park insist that the one surviving chestnut tree remain. From subsequent Minutes I am not sure if the new avenue is to be Alder, as initially resolved, or Lime trees, as advised by the Peak Park’s tree officer.
What follows is very much my personal view and does not in any way reflect the opinions of the Blog or the Blog Team, further it is in no way intended as a criticism of the Parish Council, who have put a lot of work into striving to reach the right decision for the Village:
I hesitate to raise again the issue of the avenue of trees at Nether Green, it having been clearly decided by a community vote. Having voted myself for the trees to be replanted on both sides of the road, I was at the time strongly in favour of the avenue being replanted. However over the intervening months, I have found myself increasingly valuing the open space left by the loss of the chestnuts. Several people have also said the same to me, and that it is a return to the open views so characteristic of the Village as seen in old photographs, prompting me to write this.
A self-sown poppy
Posted in Flora, Gardens on Thursday August 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
62nd Annual Flower & Vegetable Show
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies on Thursday August 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is the schedule for the 62nd Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show organized by Parwich & District Horticultural Society. Click on the image below to see the classes.
2013 Horticultural Show
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies on Saturday July 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Now is the time to start pondering your entries for the 62nd Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show organized by Parwich & District Horticultural Society. Click on the image below to see the classes.
Flourishing Vegetables
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens on Sunday July 21, 2013| 1 Comment »
Don’t forget that the Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show is to take place on Sunday 1st September.
If you go down to the woods ….
Posted in Flora, Photography on Sunday July 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
While the Sun Shines
Posted in 2013, Fauna, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday July 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Definitely a case of ‘making honey, while the sun shines‘. Thank you David G for these various bumble bee photos, I had not realised there are so many different types. Do look at the later photos too.
Captions Please!
Posted in 2013, Flora, Photography, Posts of Note, Quiz on Tuesday July 9, 2013| 7 Comments »
Thank you to David G for this photo (click on photo to enlarge). Can you suggest any captions?
Open Gardens Day 2013 – Photo Gallery
Posted in 2013, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday June 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Despite a rainy start to the day, Open Gardens stayed mostly dry, attracting more visitors than had initially been expected, and raising around £1100 in ticket sales, plant sales and cream teas. Seventeen gardens opened this year – up from eleven last year – and it was particularly good to see a number of new additions to the list of regular favourites.
If any of our readers is able to supply us with photos of the Childrens’ Show of paintings and plants in the Memorial Hall, we would delighted to share them. In the meantime, here is a small selection of photographs taken on the garden trail.
Please click on any photo to view the whole gallery in full-screen size.
What great weather today
Posted in Flora, Photography on Thursday May 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Flora on Sunday March 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Decorated for Christmas
Posted in 2012, Church, Flora, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday December 16, 2012| 4 Comments »
Report ash woodlands locations in the Park
Posted in Environment, Flora, Peak Park on Tuesday November 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
So far there have been no incidences of ‘ash dieback disease’ in the Peak Park, but the Authority is collecting information on ash woodland, specifically new plantations, where trees have been planted in the last 6 years. If you have any new ash trees or for general information on how to respond to the current situation please read on for the Peak Park Authority’s advice: (more…)
Overgrown Monsdale Lane
Posted in Flora, Parish Council, Roads on Sunday September 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
If you have tried to drive along Monsdale Lane recently, you will have seen it has become somewhat overgrown.
The Parish Council have been in contact with Highways (Derbyshire County Council), who have now scheduled the Monsdale Lane hedgerows to receive a trim some time this autumn.
Horticultural Show 2012 – the results.
Posted in 2012, Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Monday September 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Here are the full results from this year’s Horticultural Show.
Please click on each image to enlarge it.
Our round-up starts with the cups and trophies. Individual winners in each class can be found further down in this post.
The Harry Hopkinson Memorial Cup, for the best floral entry exhibit: Helen Pitts.
Horticultural Show 2012 – photo gallery
Posted in 2012, Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Monday September 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Full results for this year’s Horticultural Society Flower and Vegetable Show will be posted later today. In the meantime, please click “Continue Reading” and then click on any picture to start viewing the gallery. Photos are courtesy of John F-S and Kevin S.
Blooming marvellous
Posted in Flora, Photography on Tuesday August 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This sums up Summer 2012
Posted in Flora, Photography on Friday July 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »
JF-S
Parwich Open Gardens 2012: photo gallery
Posted in 2012, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Sunday June 24, 2012| 8 Comments »
Eleven Parwich households opened their gardens to visitors today, and thankfully the rain was kept at bay all the way through the afternoon – a rare stroke of luck, indeed!
This week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph – copies of which are still available – carried a full page colour preview of the event, with photos taken from previous years, and perhaps this helped to encourage what felt like a healthy turn-out of visitors.
This year’s delayed summer also meant that we were able to see these gardens at a somewhat earlier stage of development, with poppies, lupins, peonies and aquilegeas all providing unexpected splashes of colour.
Thanks are due to the Parwich & District Horticultural Society for organising the event, which also included cream teas and a plant stall at the Memorial Hall, as well as the childrens’ show of paintings and plants.
If any of our readers has photographs of the childrens’ show, we would be delighted to receive them. In the meantime, here are a selection of shots from this year’s gardens, all of which can be clicked to enlarge.
1. Pond Cottage
2. Cosheston
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Promoting wild flowers on the Trails
Posted in Flora, Peak Park, Photography on Friday May 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Peak Park Authority sent us these two photos recording the success of recent work encouraging wild flowers on the High Peak and Tissington Trails:
Beautiful blossom around the village
Posted in 2012, Flora, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday May 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Daffodil Time?
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Posts of Note, Weather on Sunday November 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
Kevin S writes:
Today’s weather stats confirm what we all know: that the warm autumn continues (despite the fog). Even so, I was a bit shocked this morning when I saw daffodils coming up in the garden.
Remembering JFS’s photos of apple blossom, primroses and ceanothus from way, way back in October, I decided to list what was happening the garden. I found:
- Honeysuckle in flower.
- A Dorothy Perkins rose putting out new flower buds.
- A spirea starting to flower.
- Flowers on the white, summer-flowering jasmine (and on the yellow, winter-flowering jasmine too; no surprise there, though).
- Masses of flowers on an ornamental strawberry.
- Campanulas and geraniums in flower.
If it wasn’t for all the worm casts, I’d be tempted to get the lawn mower out.
I was on the phone to a friend in Nottingham yesterday, when she suddenly stopped in mid-sentence because a peacock butterfly had just flown by.
It would be interesting to hear what other unseasonal sightings people have spotted…?
Has Spring come early to Parwich?
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday October 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
JF-S snapped these shots today, apple blossom and primroses in our garden, Lou’s primulas and John’s ceanothus. Put these with today’s “April” showers, do we know where we are?
Yes – 19 days to Halloween and only 73 days to Christmas!!
60th Horticultural Show: photos and results
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Sunday September 4, 2011| 1 Comment »
Visitors to this year’s 60th Horticultural Show were treated to another fine display of locally grown flowers, fruits and vegetables. Other categories included eggs, cakes, scones, biscuits, pies, quiches, bread, jams, chutneys, canapes and photographs.
The prize-giving ceremony, which was presided over by Nia Linnell, saw Tony Marshall taking home no fewer than five trophies: a remarkable achievement. This was followed by the ever-popular auction of entries, with Robert Bunting doing the duties as auctioneer.
Congratulations are due to all those who won prizes, and thanks are due to all the entrants, to the Horticultural Society for organising the event, and to the judges who kindly lent their expertise.
Please click “Continue Reading” for a full gallery of this year’s exhibits, along with a complete list of prize winners.
Flower and Vegetable Show – Tomorrow
Posted in Competition, Flora, Memorial hall, Societies on Saturday September 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget it is the 60th Horticultural Show tomorrow. Come along and support the event, either by entering a class, by enjoying the exhibition or by buying produce at the auction.
Remember that entries are open at 8am and close at 11am on the morning of the show.
The show opens to the public at approximately 2:00pm
with trophies and prizes to be presented at 3:00pm.
Auction of exhibits will take place after the presentations.
60th Horticultural Show – this Sunday
Posted in Competition, Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Societies on Tuesday August 30, 2011| 2 Comments »
Hanging Basket Competition – The Results
Posted in 2011, Competition, Flora, Gardens, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Friday August 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Mr Bill Whitfield, of Leatherbritches Nursery, has very kindly judged the baskets for us again. He looked at 29 baskets altogether and it was quite a task for him to decide which one to put in 3rd place. Here are the three winners.
Michael Hart, Secretary of the Horticultural Society.
First prize – Two of Jack Cundy’s three splendid baskets. (Main Street) (more…)
Plant fair at Osmaston
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens, Out & About on Saturday July 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow (Sunday) at Osmaston Park, there will be a summer plant fair, featuring “quality plants from highly respected specialists and growers offering herbaceous perennials, alpines, shrubs, climbers, cottage garden favourites and lots more”. The event will bring together many of the top Midland and Northern plant nurseries.
Entry is £2.oo, parking is free, and the event runs from 11am to 2pm. Click here for a map.
Bletch Brook Valley Walk
Posted in 2011, Farming, Flora, Peak Park, Posts of Note, Walks & Rides on Tuesday July 5, 2011| 1 Comment »
More than 20 people from Parwich and Tissington met up in the Bletch Brook Valley with representatives from the National Park, to look at the wild flowers and find out about the elusive water vole.
Some of the best wild flower meadows are owned by Parwich United Charities (see photo below) and wonderfully managed by local farmers who over recent years through positive husbandry have brought back mixed hedgerows and increased the number of flowers dramatically. The reddish brown hue is bentgrass which follows the ridges of the ridge and furrow system in this field. One farm alone in the valley has over 200 mature trees, including 17 different species, this is considered remarkable for such a small area.
Thank you to Lynn Burrow, our local ranger for organising last night’s delightful free walk and to the experts, for their fascinating insight to the area and to all the farmers who look after this valley.
Photos – JaneB & Patti
Open Gardens and Children’s Horticultural Show: more pictures
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Posts of Note on Monday June 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of JF-S, here’s our second gallery of photos, starting with the Children’s Horticultural Show and continuing with photos of the Open Gardens.
Parwich Open Gardens – Photo Gallery
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday June 19, 2011| 2 Comments »
This year, eighteen Parwich gardens opened their doors to visitors – and with the rain thankfully holding off, this turned out to be another very successful event.
As well as the various horticultural delights, villagers and visitors alike got to enjoy the splendid children’s show in the Memorial Hall, along with delicious cream teas and a plant sale. Elsewhere, the Flaxdale art exhibition and bric-a-brac sale continued for a second day, as did Lewis Noble’s open studio. The school held an open day, Hayley Powell staged a blacksmithing display at The Barn, The A52s played a gig at Rookery House, and a talented vocal troupe, Terra Nova School Staff Choir, staged impromptu recitals at various locations round the village. The day finished with a Father’s Day barbecue at the Legion, while the Horticultural Society laid on a “thank you” buffet for weary and grateful exhibitors at the hall.
Hot off the presses, here’s a gallery of all eighteen gardens, accompanied by Lynette and John’s colourful and creative signage. As always, these photos will look so much better if they are enlarged; click on each image for a bigger version.
1. Brook Close Farm
2. Pond Cottage
3. Cosheton
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Deutzia Blossom
Posted in Flora, Photography on Tuesday May 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Three Little Maids – before the rain got them!
Posted in Flora, Photography on Thursday May 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Sent in by Cheryl W
Wild flowers
Posted in 2011, Flora, Photography, Posts of Note on Monday April 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A very special visit.
Posted in 2011, Events, Flora, News, Posts of Note on Friday April 1, 2011| 14 Comments »
UPDATE: We hope you enjoyed this April Fool’s post. Needless to say, not a word of it is true!
PARWICH.ORG is delighted to announce some very exciting news for the village. The Prince William and his new wife, Catherine, are planning to spend some time in Parwich as part of their honeymoon tour of the UK. Although the exact date is still being kept as a strict state secret, we can confirm that they will be staying at Tom’s Barn for two nights in the spring.
In order to provide the happy couple with maximum privacy during their stay, residents of Monsdale Lane will be asked to vacate their homes for the duration of the royal visit. However, special four-poster camp beds will be provided in the Memorial Hall for all those affected.
To mark the event, a “red white and blue” Royal Wedding tulip has been specially bred and bulbs have already been secretly planted along Monsdale Lane. Fingers crossed that they will be at their peak, to coincide with the royal visit.
Additionally, some of the village twitchers have been secretly training our small population of Jenkins Thrushes to incorporate parts of the National Anthem into their song.
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