365 Frankendael day 280

Today a perky frost tolerant Chickweed,

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A Hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) plant (I think, I haven’t smelled or tasted this one yet), in a crack beneath a house entrance,

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And another plant I’m seeing lots of at present, Campanula. It has pretty blue flowers in the summer and winter hardy foliage which is seen as edible (if harvested from an appropriate location). It grows very well in tiny cracks, here in Amsterdam. I’ll be encouraging it’s use in the River of Herbs project.

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In contast, this Winter Jasmine looks very washed out by the recent cold snap.

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