Wednesday 13 May 2009

A carpet of azure.....

In Spring, the ground of a bluebell wood becomes a carpet of azure as the bluebells intermingle and become a carpet of blue.
As Peter Marren stated 'No woodland scene has the power to move the heart more than a bluebell in May'.
Spring is the season for the bluebell yielding the most glorious spectacle in the botanical world.
Bluebells are shade evaders, taking the chance to grow and flower before the trees are in full glory.
The Elizabethan herbalist Gerard knew it as the English Jacinth, or Blue Harebell, and believed the flowers had 'a strong sweet smell, somewhat stuffing to the head'. The pear-shaped bulbs once generated starch to stiffen Elizabethan ruffs, while the flower stalks were used as a glue for binding books or fixing arrows.
Take a visit this month to Nature's World and view their wonderful display.

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