Sentences with phrase «in hedgerows»

It's not all lambs in fields and bunnies in hedgerows, nor is it only a time for deep - cleaning your house... although that can go hand - in - hand with bank holiday DIY projects and decorating in general!

But don't let this cause your horse to go searching for food in hedgerows and ditches that may contain hazardous materials that your horse may consume.

In between come the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout at St. - Lô, the Falaise Gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in Operation Market - Garden, the near - miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge — the biggest battle in the history of the U.S. Army — the capture of the bridge at Remagen, and finally the overrunning of Germany.

A review of some of the ways of these interlopers is provided by Charles Nelson of the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, who tells the story of the fuchsia, an American native which has been running wild in the hedgerows of the west of Ireland since the 1850s.

In England they grow in the hedgerows, in the US I find them in the freezer department of most major supermarkets.

I went foraging at the weekend and there's only a few in the hedgerows — enough to add to a crumble and not much more.

I made this with blackberries, as there is an abundance of them in the hedgerow.

Not exact matches

Today, demand is so high that Belvoir calls on the local community to help with the harvest, picking flowers from our own orchards and from hedgerows in the surrounding countryside.

If you're making this recipe in August or September, then forget going to the supermarket and instead head to your local hedgerows where blackberries are ripe and ready for the picking.

Many are interested in releasing beneficial insects or planting more habitat such as hedgerows, but feel constrained by lack of knowledge and experience.

A three - year study in Denmark concentrated on the non-crop habitats, such as hedgerows, of conventional and organic farms and their effects on bird populations.

I'd love to say these blackberries were foraged from a beautiful hedgerow but I'd be lying; they were foraged in Waitrose.

While overall habitat loss is a factor in these declines, research also indicates that even fields of sufficient size, if they are fragmented or interrupted by hedgerows or natural windbreaks, will be passed over by the birds, which may view the linear plantings as cover for predators.

In recent years, UK farmers have, for instance, planted or restored approximately 30,000 km of hedgerows to provide food and shelter for wildlife.

Mike's love for wild food is fully indulged in a series of mouth - watering dishes drawn from the stream, the field and the hedgerow.

Bruce Rominger, who farms onions in Yolo County, California, has interlaced his crops with hedgerows of native plants, including buckwheat and willow.

«It's possible that you plant this hedgerow and it sucks all the native bees from the landscape,» says Leithen M'Gonigle, a postdoctoral researcher in Kremen's lab.

Kremen is hoping to prove not just that her hedgerows attract bees, which is already clear, but also that they are increasing the overall number and diversity of bees in the area rather than siphoning bees from elsewhere.

Hedgerows and wildflowers sound like the province of mild - mannered gardeners puttering about in floppy hats.

With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many countries, fewer nest sites are available — leading to more competition.

To date, the efforts we have supported have culminated in tens of thousands of acres of habitat and many miles of hedgerows.

This is quickly followed by the first daffodils, and here they are everywhere, growing wild in the country as they emerge from hedgerows and pop up in fields to make our walks just that little bit prettier.

In his unique Finds and Discoveries column, which has appeared regularly since we started publishing 30 years ago, Mike Worthington - Williams chronicles an astounding variety of older vehicles salvaged from barns, collapsing sheds, farmyards, hedgerows and even the open desert all over the world.

Thanks to that muscular suspension and those gripping tires, and to the power of the multivalve engine, I was able to confidently toss the test car into some fairly sharp, quick curves with no wallowing, tire howling or fear that the car was going to end up in someone's hedgerow.

Stroll through the picturesque hedgerows of the Château de Villandry, wander through the whimsical castles of storybook Bavaria, or pick up tips from the green - fingered experts at the International Garden Festival in France.

An explosion of colourful flowers and manicured hedgerows, these extensive gardens were designed by horticulture expert Jennie Butchart in the early twentieth century.

Usually, when you brush a hedgerow or scrape a lamppost, the bike blows up in a ball of flames, accompanied with some appalling ragdoll physics of the poor rider.

What seems amiss from among the attention to detail is the treatment of hedgerows in the game.

Thomas Moran's views of the Grand Canyon and Constable's hedgerows and fields figure in the mix.

Promising soil management techniques include controlled grazing; mulching with organic matter; applying manure and biosolids; use of cover crops in the rotation cycle; agroforestry; contour farming; hedgerows; terracing; plastic mulch for erosion control; no - till or conservation tillage; retention of crop residue; appropriate use of water and irrigation; and integrated nutrient management, including the judicious use of chemical fertilizers.

If you go for a country walk you can often feel differences as you walk in fields, up hills, in hollows, by hedgerows, near dykes, lakes canal pathways etc..

For me, the proof of this programme was a visit yesterday from my father in law, not usually one to be interested in such things, who had seen the programme, loved it, and told me excitedly that he now knew that hedgerows could be productive, and that fossil fuels are running out.

If you're keen to get more wildlife in your garden replace ordinary fences with cultivated hedgerows.

There are so many pretty moments in this patio, all provided by pretty, lush plants deployed in different styles and areas of the space: the hedgerow, tamed into a design (a smile, perhaps?)

Crazy sculptures Walking through the grounds of country estates, you'll likely see beautiful walled gardens, tranquil lakes, hedgerow wildlife... and a bonkers sculpture slap bang in the middle of it all!

An original William Morris design, one that draws on the Gothic Revival's interest in bold forms and strong colours, captures the essence of rural hedgerows a-buzz with summer activity.

Set in the heart of the village behind the privacy of a pretty white picket fence and manicured hedgerows sits a most unique residential building — a circular home with a conical roof.