Self seeding in Peasholme Green

 

Last Saturday I went down to the Edible York bed in Peasholme Green where people are invited to take a piece of fruit, some veg, or herbs when  ready to pick. I was pleased to see it looking nice and green  - the close haircut everything had in the autumn and the policy of encouraging self seeding has produced a nice spring display.

The Cambridge Favourite strawberries are looking promising. 

English marigolds self seeded amongst the creeping thyme - they're edible too!

The white caraway seeds will soon be at their most attractive! The seed formation during the rest of the season isn't quite so pretty.

There was a solitary honey bee on the blue borage - I wonder if it came from one of the 3 hives on top of the Hiscox building opposite? As the days warm up hopefully we'll see many more.

There are three things I love about this photo! 

1. The perpetual spinach has been harvested by someone. 

2. Likewise the lovage behind the spinach. This is the first time I've seen lovage being well harvested here! Apparently Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall has raved about lovage recently so perhaps it's due to him. It's a brilliant substitute for celery - better than celery in my opinion!

3. The front door of the Black Swan pub is OPEN! Quite a development!