This is a photo of a rosemary, a plant that hides its true power in its leaves. Its spike-like leaves reveal their true smell if you press it in your hands. This secret made me choose this plant. Photo and caption by Thibaut
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Lemon balm
This is a picture of melissa officinalis – lemon balm, I took it because when I saw it I thought it was mint so I ate it, but it was not very good… So I looked it up to see if I was going to die or not, and fortunately it is not dangerous for humans! It is actually quite good, it tastes like citronella. Photo and caption by Victoire
Garden Visit
I really like the idea of a waterhole because for me water represents
life. Everyone needs water, animal, plants and humans. It’s a place that
brings us all together. And it’s also very intriguing because just by
looking, we never really know what lives inside of the water. So we are
always surprised by what we see inside because we don’t know what
to expect. For example, when we first came to this waterhole, I thought
there were no life inside it’s too small but after few seconds, I saw
different things moving inside and I learned that there is one frog and two
salamanders living in this place. I also really like the engineering aspect of
this hole that is refueled by the rain and that has a tunnel under the grass
to let animals go back and forth without needed to go out.
I touch these big leaves and it is so strange.
It’s really not soft but it is like raw cement. It
feel like a sturdy materiel like it can resist to
every element like the rain, the sun, the wind
without any problems. And the fact that the
flowers or the butternut are below the leaves
they must be very well protected. I also touch
the butternut and it’s so soft. It’s incredible
that in the same plant we can have so much
different texture.
I recognize this plant because my grand mother used to put this flower
in every salad she made and when I was a little boy I didn’t want to
eat them, because il felt like I was stealing them from the bees. The thing
is I have a very bad memory so I’m not quite sure of their name. It is borage.
I took this branch of lavender and I crushed it between my fingers. It
directly smelled so strong and it reminded me my childhood because back
then, every time I went on vacation in the south of France, with my
parents grandparents and sisters we always took lavender, we dried it
and we put it in little bags for our closet back in Paris. So since then I
still have them on my closet. Text and photos by Thomas
Butternut Flowers
Behind the garden, near the old compost, we found those butternut plants, sprinkled with butternut flowers. I believe that those flowers illustrate the richness of the organic world: even the flowers can be turned in a delicious meal. Don’t hesitate to cook them in butternut-flower fritters and you will see. Text and photo by Eugénie
Green and gritty
Life in February
It was nice to see that a garden can bloom and host life in February. Text and photos by Théotime
Squash
Last week, we finally picked the little squash from the garden, it was really cute. (text and photo by Inès).
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garden , jardin , plants , squash
Fall Asters
Unique and wonderful flowers are shining through a green background thanks to their singular color. They look so beautiful and healthy , even after a long time without having been taken care of. Here is the proof that nature’s beauty will always find a way to express itself! (text and photo by Yassine)
Cherry tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are some of the sweetest (and the cutest) tomato varieties. Usually red, they can also be yellow, green, purple or even black just like this one (that was quite yummy). (text and photo by Mathilde).
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garden , plants , tomato
New visions
It’s a snowdrop that usually pierces the snow during the winter to let us appreciate its small white bells.
This flower reminded me of my garden full of snow where I played with my dog building igloos. By Alexandre L.
A lonely crocus, blooming in the middle of the afternoon. Its bright colors are particularly visible, among green grass and the lack of other growing flowers, at the beginning of February. Those purple and orange fit perfectly with the colors of the garden. I wonder how it managed to be alone. by François