tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post7739837986136019543..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: EXPLODING IVYLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-74944327376482943902011-12-12T15:06:44.989+00:002011-12-12T15:06:44.989+00:00A fascinating observation of what we take for gran...A fascinating observation of what we take for granted Lucy. Makes me feel quite blind since I spent last week hacking it back from a boundary wall (and come to think of it most of the flowers were on top). Will keep my eyes peeled from now onLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-16585652805671080532011-12-10T19:50:56.795+00:002011-12-10T19:50:56.795+00:00I like your version of what this plant represents....I like your version of what this plant represents. Cute, and squiggly.<br /><br />Great shots, I will never look at Ivy the same way again.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-30372484682623553902011-12-04T19:22:15.155+00:002011-12-04T19:22:15.155+00:00I'm going to look at the ivy flowers in greate...I'm going to look at the ivy flowers in greater detail from now on as those flowers are quite pretty.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-79444072497615914742011-12-04T14:43:36.796+00:002011-12-04T14:43:36.796+00:00I have never seen the flowers or berries...how ama...I have never seen the flowers or berries...how amazing..Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-18586077656143939242011-12-04T12:50:57.333+00:002011-12-04T12:50:57.333+00:00I have Ivy around three sides of my garden and unt...I have Ivy around three sides of my garden and until recent years chopped it down regularly. It seems to like that and grows back with avengance so I have left it alone although it is taking over. I am even getting use to the smell!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843929973112005451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-28716886034179126152011-12-04T09:47:15.973+00:002011-12-04T09:47:15.973+00:00Who would have thought that something as common as...Who would have thought that something as common as ivy would look so stunning in close up.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-24759554052632534532011-12-04T07:21:06.532+00:002011-12-04T07:21:06.532+00:00Ivy flowers are beautiful and the plant itself is ...Ivy flowers are beautiful and the plant itself is a wonderful resource for birds and insects. I have quite a big area of it on the wall at the bottom of my garden, it's left deliberately for wildlife and provides food and shelter in the worst of the winter weather. I love it.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-7334467547396050332011-12-04T02:20:31.828+00:002011-12-04T02:20:31.828+00:00So unusual, and nice to learn about as we have not...So unusual, and nice to learn about as we have nothing like it hereCarole Barketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068078540295273489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-37520689192687066262011-12-03T20:36:28.054+00:002011-12-03T20:36:28.054+00:00They remind me of posh chandeliers!They remind me of posh chandeliers!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-39687154101178947602011-12-03T19:23:22.319+00:002011-12-03T19:23:22.319+00:00We have sun, but I've only seen ivy flowers &#...We have sun, but I've only seen ivy flowers 'n berries in Christmas carols. <br />The holly and the ivy ...Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-61649351717233545242011-12-03T18:40:16.732+00:002011-12-03T18:40:16.732+00:00How weird of me to have noticed ivy berries, but n...How weird of me to have noticed ivy berries, but never the preceding flowers! I think they're great plants and the birds do too; the blackbirds in the garden back home will sit for ages munching on the berries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-3226879294052553212011-12-03T18:29:55.010+00:002011-12-03T18:29:55.010+00:00Ivy is one of the most interesting plants that we ...Ivy is one of the most interesting plants that we seldom investigate. See this site, there are five posts on Ivy. http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/search/label/Ivy<br /><br />Phil Gates who writes the blog is a Botanist at Durham university. Top chap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com