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At the end of summer last year, paths and flower borders at Cowbridge Physic garden in the historic Vale of Glamorgan town.
The garden is filled with plants that might have been grown by a medieval herbalist.
The waters of the Barnet Physic Well, located on the Common, were recommended as a remedy for various medical complaints in William Camden's Brittania (1586) as "The Barnet Whey" but only became well-known as a source of mineral water during the second half of the 17th century. In 1652 the well was described as producing "an excellent purging water" that worked as well as that of Epsom water but with half the quantity.
A well-house was built in 1656[3] and in 1661 the Well was described as "famous" by Joshua Childrey in his book Natural Rarities of England, Scotland and Wales.[14] In 1662, Thomas Fuller in Worthies of England hoped that its waters would save as many lives as were lost in the Battle of Barnet,[14] and Samuel Pepys recorded his visits in 1664 and 1667 in his Diary,[14] drinking five glasses of the water on his first visit which caused him to need to urinate "seven or eight times upon the road" home.[15] The Well was also mentioned by Daniel Defoe in his Tour of the Whole Island of Britain (1720s). It was popular into the 18th century but subsequently declined until being restored in the 20th century. A new Tudor-style well-house was built in 1937[14] which was restored in 2018.[15]
Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron. Wikipedia
Closed during the larest lockdown, it has reopened this week to reveal the lovely Spring flowers.
The volunteer gardeners have been busy during lockdown
The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Wikipedia
The plants were used to heal in days gone by. Now the colours and perfumes are relaxing in these hard times.
The Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron. Wikipedia
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Physic Garden
The Physic Garden has a traditional feel with separate beds, all well-labelled, ranging from culinary herbs such as fennel to thyme to useful household plants, not forgetting some poisonous plants. A range of the plants, including varieties of lavender and thyme, can be found in the Abbey shop at very reasonable prices! The herb beds demonstrate a good spread of traditional medicinal herbs from feverfew to selfheal. However, my eye was taken with the imposing arbour structure dividing the Physic Garden area into four quarters. Exemplary pruning of woody plants growing up alongside and through the arches can be seen: these include apple (Malus domestica), fig (Ficus carica), honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), medlar (Mespilus germanica), pear (Pyrus communis) and quince (Cydonia oblonga). Having been pruned hard back, these plants will be highly productive of flowers and fruit.
Buckfast Abbey.
The gardens were were closed during lockdown. Behind closed gates the flowers have come into bloom and fruit the fruit is ripening.
The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall who is its Patron. Wikipedia
Cared for by volunteers who do a wonderful job!
@Chelsea Physic Garden, London, England
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Today was AGM at the Society of Botanical Artists. Last 10day or so was held its exhibition. Now I really strongly feel "WANT TO PAINT!!!!!!!"
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Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the garden.
Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall who is its Patron. Wikipedia
Cared for by volunteers who do a wonderful job!
Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
Cowbridge, South Wales
The Cowbridge Physic Garden was recreated on the site that was once part of Cowbridge Old Hall, the home of the Edmondes family from the 18th to the 20th century.
The garden contains a glorious array of medicinal plants and herbs that would have traditionally been used for healing, cooking and dyeing fabrics, typical of physic gardens of that era, and provides a fascinating insight into the curative properties of plants.
The present day gardeners are volunteers
Have a lovely weekend everyone
Taken in ,Cowbridge Physic Garden, South Wales, captured before this week’s stormy weather.
They looked like tiny Russet Apples. I can’t remember seeing these before.
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The fruit of the Service tree, sometimes called "chequers", are edible and taste similar to dates, although they are now rarely collected for food. ... Before the introduction of hops, the fruit were used to flavour beer, which may be related to the ancient symbol of a pub being the chequer-board.
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Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines
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Physic Garden
The Physic Garden has a traditional feel with separate beds, all well-labelled, ranging from culinary herbs such as fennel to thyme to useful household plants, not forgetting some poisonous plants. A range of the plants, including varieties of lavender and thyme, can be found in the Abbey shop at very reasonable prices! The herb beds demonstrate a good spread of traditional medicinal herbs from feverfew to selfheal. However, my eye was taken with the imposing arbour structure dividing the Physic Garden area into four quarters. Exemplary pruning of woody plants growing up alongside and through the arches can be seen: these include apple (Malus domestica), fig (Ficus carica), honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), medlar (Mespilus germanica), pear (Pyrus communis) and quince (Cydonia oblonga). Having been pruned hard back, these plants will be highly productive of flowers and fruit.
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Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, (Euphorbiaceae), that is native to the American tropics.
Common english names are: physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush or purging nut.
The seeds contain about 35 % oil, and this Jatropha oil is a high-quality biodiesel fuel, that can be used directly after extraction (i.e. without refining) in standard diesel generators and engines.
The plant can grow in wastelands and grows on almost any terrain, even on gravelly, sandy and saline soils.
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Gardens of Great Britain
This is the continuation of photographs from the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety, long may it continue. This time the selection is from London and covers two gardens. The Chelsea Physic Garden and the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park.
Well, this pretty Pelargonium - just look at its yellow heart! - is named for one of my botanical heroes, William Curtis (1746-1799). A famous and enthusiastic English botanist, Curtis was the founder and edtior of a wonderful journal of Botany in 1787, Curtis's Botanical Magazine first called merely The Botanical Magazine.
In the 1795 volume, Curtis first desrcibed this Pelargonium. The colored drawing is of the white form. It seems this Spiny Stalk was already being grown in England in the 1780s, in particular at the Chelsea Physic Garden of what is today London. I don't know who first described this wonderfully purple variety. Here it is in all its prettiness in the Cactus Room of the Hortus Botanicus at Amsterdam.
@Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK
Anethum graveolens (Dill)
Have a nice Sunday, I will be back on Tuesday.
Jatropha multifida is also called Guatemala rhubarb and, more commonly, Coral Plant. It is a showy ornamental plant in the Euphorbia family. Like all members of the family, Jatropha exudes latex sap which is milky to opaque. Growing coral plants requires little fussing. They are vigorous plants that can grow 6 to 10 feet tall and up to 20 feet in their native habitat. This is a frost sensitive specimen which can be killed if temperatures drop below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 C.).
Coral plant is a single-trunked small tree or shrub. It is native to Mexico and Central America. The foliage is deeply lobed, up to 12 inches across and cut into 7 to 11 leaflets in a palmate form. Upper surface of the leaf is dark green but the undersides display a whitish cast. Flowers arise from thick stalks in cymes. Each flat-topped cluster has numerous tiny, bright pink butterfly-attracting blooms. The fruit is a flat pod. All parts of Guatemala rhubarb are extremely poisonous if ingested.
The name Jatropha is derived from the Greek words for doctor (jatros) and food (trophe).
Jatropha multifida, Coral Plant, Physic Nut, Guatemala Rhubarb
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
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High noon in the Physic garden, University of British Columbia. Link to an article about this garden: www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/traditional-physic-garden-at-ubc...