In our off grid living experiment, we find ourselves on an evening with hours to fill, as we are in a pocket where there is no mobile network, much to the annoyance of our children. One of the ideas I came up with in order to entertain ourselves was inspired by my recent teaching block. […]
The species described here are Amelanchier lamarckii (apple serviceberry) and A. Alnifolia (Saskatoon, Juneberry or western serviceberry; this is the main species from which fruiting cultivars are derived). Other commonly used species include: A. arborea (Downy serviceberry), A. asiatica (Asian serviceberry), A. canadensis (Shadberry) and A. laevis (Allegheny serviceberry).Prized for their flowers and foliage colour […]
The summer holidays are upon us again. The forth, after having moved to Germany and these should have been calmer and more settled unlike the three previous ones, that were clouded by a certain franticness in order to settle down in this new and unfamiliar place. However, these holidays are proving to be anything but […]